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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," what did Bombeck admit to being?
(a) A worrier.
(b) A total gossip.
(c) A bad cook.
(d) A natural born leader.

2. How did Bombeck claim to use to help thaw out pork chops?
(a) The heat of her underarms.
(b) Her furnace.
(c) Her windowsill in the sunroom.
(d) Her bathtub.

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

4. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?," what does Bombeck discuss as being no longer fulfilling for women?
(a) Housework.
(b) Having children.
(c) Going to church.
(d) Marriage.

5. To what question was "I. Dontcare" the response?
(a) When their friend was coming over.
(b) Where their sibling was hiding.
(c) When their homework was due.
(d) Whether anyone would like liver for dinner.

6. When her family mourned Bombeck's imaginary death in "Is There Life After Mine?" what did they regret the most?
(a) Their inability to change the toilet paper roll.
(b) They never cleaned out the attic.
(c) They never learned how to mow the grass.
(d) They never appreciated her cooking.

7. In "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what was the problem not discussed that destroyed marriages?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Literary habits.
(c) Table manners.
(d) Hygiene.

8. What does Bombeck claim is the purpose of "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
(a) Living the better life.
(b) Exercising the mind.
(c) Survival.
(d) Escaping reality.

9. For what title would Bombeck like to have nominated Tom Suggs?
(a) Father of the Decade.
(b) Father and Martyr.
(c) Husband of the Month.
(d) Absent Father of Last Decade.

10. In "Mother Mystique," what did Bombeck believe was the only way for a mother to survive?
(a) Taking control of the car radio.
(b) Assigning chores.
(c) Knowing what their children were always doing.
(d) Sending the children to school.

11. Which of the following choices did Bombeck's family apparently struggle with when it came to cooking?
(a) Understanding that they must wash their hands after handling raw meat.
(b) Rinsing the vegetables before consumption.
(c) Putting the food in the pan when it was time to heat it up.
(d) Eating enough vegetables.

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

13. 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?
(a) He would rupture a neck vein.
(b) He would walk into the house and grab a beer before anything else.
(c) He would get in the car and go eat at a restaurant.
(d) He would go back to work.

14. In "Why Can't Our Average Little Family Get Their Own TV Series?" what exists in order to break up the action of a piece?
(a) Bathroom breaks.
(b) Dentist appointments.
(c) Household chores.
(d) Commercials.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bombeck noticed that her children's appearances were particularly disheveled one day, what was the occasion?

2. According to "White Socks in a Pantyhose World," why would the research rat have died of a heart attack?

3. What did Bombeck's children claim the adults would have problems managing in "Why Can't We Have Our Own Apartment?"

4. Why did Bombeck claim to be unable to store a second tennis ball like other women?

5. What was Bombeck's reaction to her daughter's announcement about the bill in Congress during "Have a Good Day"?

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