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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 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?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Bourbon.

2. What did Bombeck claim people only saw when discussing Tom Suggs and his career?
(a) The downside to being away from one's family.
(b) The positive side of constantly travelling.
(c) People believed he was thoughtless when going on business trips.
(d) People claimed he had the perfect opportunity to be unfaithful to his wife.

3. What was Bombeck unable to find when her son needed a particular object to return to school?
(a) His birth certificate.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Paper.
(d) His health card.

4. According to Bombeck's mother, why did she name her daughter "Erma"?
(a) She wanted her daughter to stand out in a crowd.
(b) She claimed it was easy to remember.
(c) She wanted her daughter to have a classic name.
(d) She wanted to name her daughter after her grandmother.

5. What was Bombeck's final pet peeve with her husband in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) Talking back to the radio.
(b) Not putting gas in the car.
(c) Running late.
(d) Not taking out the garbage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What literary genre is "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

3. Which of the following did Bombeck not claim to do as a reaction to the "Great Caffeine Drought of 1942?"

4. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"

5. For how many meals did Bombeck's son claim to have capacity?

(see the answer key)

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