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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. What joke did Bombeck's husband once play on her in "Register Camera Nuts?"
(a) He pretended to lose their film.
(b) He pretended to take a picture of her hips.
(c) He pretended to take a picture of her first thing in the morning.
(d) He pretended all of their vacation photos were ruined.

2. What does Bombeck worry her son will never do?
(a) Graduate college.
(b) Find a career that makes him happy.
(c) Leave their town.
(d) Marry.

3. When "[staggering] the IRS men", what would a winning game show contestant be carrying?
(a) A large check.
(b) Tickets to Paris.
(c) A bag of gold.
(d) Keys to a new car.

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

5. For what reasons would one call legal aid on an exist ramp?
(a) To silence the children.
(b) To remove anyone who got sick in teh car.
(c) To dissolve a family relationship.
(d) To sue backseat drivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows," what did Bombeck decide she would rather do as opposed to getting out of her car?

2. Where did Bombeck feel particularly self-conscious in "Constitutionality of Drive-in Windows?"

3. How many people did Bombeck cite as being necessary for driving a shopping cart?

4. What sort of shoes did Bombeck find particularly painful?

5. According to "Are Family Vacations Legal," what was illegal in forty-seven states?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bombeck sum up her theories on the future of game show contestants in her theoretical game show?

2. In "Joe Carter's Jubilance and Excitement Seminar," what are some of Bombeck's five aspects of decorum?

3. What was Bombeck's plan to get children to eat healthier in "Illegal Possession of Junk Food?"

4. Why was Bombeck always consistently cold in "The Right to Declare War?"

5. What were Bombeck's beliefs about kissing?

6. Describe "Things My Mother Taught Me" and how it made Bombeck feel.

7. How did Bombeck's husband humorously skewer the idealization of her analogy in "How to Speak Child Fluently"?

8. What are some of the fashions Bombeck discusses in "Fashions and Fads that Underwhelmed Me"?

9. Why was Bombeck's son resistant to putting away his clean laundry?

10. What is "Inspector 56?"

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