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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 - 166.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to her daughter's announcement, what was about to be made illegal because of a bill in Congress?
(a) Tin cans.
(b) Aerosol spray cans.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Alcohol.

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

4. In "Gametime," how long did Bombeck watch game shows?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Several hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) Several days.

5. What did Bombeck's child need in order to come home from college in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"
(a) A promise to not try to enforce a curfew.
(b) Car.
(c) A bed.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When must a game show contestant "stay on [their] feet?"

2. According to Bombeck, what could her mother never get right about her, despite her status as an only child?

3. According to Bombeck, what do children wrongly believe in "Haven't I Always Loved Whatshisname Best?"

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

5. To what does Bombeck compare children in "How to Speak Child Fluently?"

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