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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 87 - 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the best way to stall in tennis by Bombeck's standards?
(a) Retying a shoe.
(b) A sudden muscle cramp.
(c) Problems with the tape wrapped around the tennis handle.
(d) Claiming dehydration.

2. To what event did Bombeck refer to as the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"
(a) Her attempts to switch from coffee to tea.
(b) Her attempts to wean herself off of coffee.
(c) The surgeon general's misleading warning about caffeine.
(d) A coffee boycott.

3. What were children still unaware of, according to Bombeck, in "At What Age Is a Child Capable of Dressing Himself"?
(a) They did not know what qualified as a dressing nicely.
(b) They did not know that nudity was not a choice.
(c) They did not know that their summer clothes were hand-me-downs.
(d) They did now know that they were all wearing boy's clothes.

4. What was Bombeck unable to secure for her family in "Who Killed Apple Pie?"
(a) A babysitter.
(b) A playgroup.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"
(a) Maintenance.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Lorraine Suggs?

2. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?

3. According to Bombeck's list of guidelines that determine whether a child should call their parent at work, the amount of what substance ought to be evaluated to constitute an emergency?

4. According to a magazine article in "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what was the career woman's job?

5. During "Search and Seizure Rights in the Laundry Room," what did Bombeck's son claim was impossible for him to do?

(see the answer key)

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