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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bombeck attempt to recite in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV series?" that ended up not being funny?
(a) Children's jokes.
(b) One-liners.
(c) Oscar Wilde monologues.
(d) Limericks.

2. What was Bombeck worried that scientists would discover?
(a) Exercise decreased one's lifespan.
(b) Pantyhose would be bad for you.
(c) Wine had no health benefits.
(d) Lettuce was fattening.

3. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Living the better life.
(b) Exercising the mind.
(c) Survival.
(d) Escaping reality.

4. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?
(a) They never appreciated her cooking.
(b) Their inability to change the toilet paper roll.
(c) They never learned how to mow the grass.
(d) They never cleaned out the attic.

5. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?
(a) A total gossip.
(b) A bad cook.
(c) A worrier.
(d) A natural born leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

2. What has Bombeck's family not mastered in "Is There Life After Mine?"

3. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?

4. What do Bombeck and her husband wish to do in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

5. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?

(see the answer key)

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