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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?
(a) The Thinking Mother's Mother.
(b) Mother of the Month.
(c) Mother Maryress.
(d) Mother of the Year.

2. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Architect.
(d) Lawyer.

3. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?
(a) Give her lessons in properly preparing chicken for pasta.
(b) Offer her lower prices on meat.
(c) Allow her to write a column about his customers.
(d) Visit her house to evaluate what she did wrong in cooking a roast.

4. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Cook itself to the children's specifications.
(b) Put itself away.
(c) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.
(d) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.

5. Why did Bombeck want to recognize Tom Suggs in her column?
(a) His ability to discipline his children from across the country.
(b) His decision to sacrifice his marriage for his children.
(c) His ability to relieve his wife's depression.
(d) His dedication to his career.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"

2. What did Bombeck's mother ask for in "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" when Bombeck puts a halt to all of the action?

3. What did Bombeck claim to threaten her children with if they were to have company over while the parents were away?

4. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?

5. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?

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