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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Bombeck's butcher begin to offer her in "Have a Good Day?"

4. What was Bombeck never able to see in a movie because of her husband's bad habit in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad"?

5. Why did Bombeck begin to brown-nose her butcher?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lionel?

2. Who is Lorraine Suggs?

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

4. Discuss I. Dunno.

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

6. What question did Bombeck discuss in "Mother Mystique" and what was her answer?

7. What annoyances does Bombeck describe in "If You Thought the Wedding Was Bad?"

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

9. How did Bombeck achieve lower costs with her butcher?

10. According to Bombeck, what was the result of the coffee boycott in 1942?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay relating Bombeck's annoyance at the overabundance of technologies and conveniences to her values of honesty and morality. Create a clear thesis on this subject while using strong examples from the text to support your answers and conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Compose an essay discussing Bombeck's reliance on her humor to understand and comfort herself through different periods in her life. Focus on how it is related to her self-characterization as a perpetually confused naif, her children growing up, and her relationship to her readers. Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bombeck's stance on holding respect for others in the following format:

Part 1) Respect between parents and children.

Part 2) A Baby's Bill of Rights.

Part 3) The artificiality of the media.

Part 4) The woman on the airplane in "Are You Listening?"

Part 5) Her relationships with her children, husband, and mother.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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