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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Cathie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Stacie.

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

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

4. Why were operations discouraged in "Primer for the Imaginative Children?"
(a) Employers no longer believed in surgery.
(b) The operations cost the company too much money.
(c) The employee was hired in complete condition and, thus, must stay that way.
(d) Too many people were using superfluous operations as an excuse for a vacation.

5. Who was "I. Dontcare?"
(a) The title of a children's book.
(b) I. Dunno's brother.
(c) Her daughter's imaginary friend.
(d) Her son's homework assignment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would drive a mother crazy if the child were to meet that parent at the door with this?

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

3. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?

4. What did Bombeck's butcher continually refuse to do?

5. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"

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