If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 167 - 213.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bombeck's son cite specifically as being an article of clothing he wears several times before washing it?
(a) His baseball hat.
(b) His gym socks.
(c) His lucky underwear.
(d) His baseball jersey.

2. Why did Bombeck dislike several fashion trends?
(a) She was too short.
(b) Her measurements are not proportional.
(c) They were mostly for teenagers.
(d) They cheapened the fashion of an earlier decade.

3. Why was a doctor's appointment no longer an excusable absence at work?
(a) The employee needed to keep their health insurance costs down.
(b) The office could not confirm if the employee had a doctor's appointment.
(c) The employee can only leave for doctor's appointments for the children.
(d) If the person is well enough to go the doctor, they are well enough to work.

4. In "Kissing By Mutual Ratification," what is not one of the items listed as object for which a person should watch?
(a) Pins.
(b) Toothpicks.
(c) Staples.
(d) Earrings.

5. What did Bombeck claim her husband sounded like in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?
(a) A leaky Goodyear blimp.
(b) A rock concert.
(c) A train in a tunnel.
(d) A muffler with a hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Varicose Open," what would Bombeck not have allowed to grow together?

2. In "Beauty," what did Bombeck appreciate about her mother's physicality?

3. According to Bombeck, after driving the mother crazy, what would happen to the father if a child were to meet them at the door after work?

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

5. In what event must Bombeck's family use the manual she wrote up in "Is There Life After Mine?"

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