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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reasons did people believe Lorraine Suggs had the perfect life?
(a) Her children were never in trouble.
(b) Her children always kept the house perfectly clean and had their homework done every night.
(c) She was able to get out of the house once in awhile.
(d) She never had to deal with her neglectful husband.

2. What is the name of the little girl about whom Bombeck speaks in "Mother Mystique"?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Cathie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Stacie.

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

4. According to Bombeck in "Primer for Imaginative Children," what can food from the refrigerator not do?
(a) Fulfill all nutritional requirements for the day.
(b) Put itself away.
(c) Act as an excuse for a child's forgetfulness.
(d) Cook itself to the children's specifications.

5. Who was "I. Dunno," according to Bombeck?
(a) The daily weather.
(b) Their homework assignments.
(c) The dog.
(d) A spoiled kid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bombeck claim mothers always have a hard time getting right when it came to their children?

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 was the only reason a man would snore?

4. What did most people tell Lorraine Suggs about her situation with her family?

5. Of what did Lorraine Suggs accuse her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lorraine Suggs?

2. Who was Lionel?

3. According to "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad," what were some of the differences between men and women that should be discussed prior to the wedding?

4. Describe Bombeck's tennis tips in "The Varicose Open."

5. Describe Bombeck's humor.

6. According to "Primer for Imaginative Children," what had become the typical office's stance on doctor's appointments and surgeries?

7. What was the purpose of the article about the female architect and how did it make Bombeck feel as a result?

8. In "Who Killed Apple Pie?", what does Bombeck say started to happen to housewives and what was the result?

9. With what issue did Bombeck struggle in "The Varicose Open" and why?

10. What were some of the considerations Bombeck claimed children should think about before calling a parent at work?

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