DO·YOU - by Dan Carlinsky - Do You Know Your Husband? test

Sep 29, 2026

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A humorous quiz for married readers, framed as a way to discover how much they truly know about their husband. The text explains that while marriage may feel familiar, there can be an information gap, and it encourages readers to ask their husband to score the results. It includes scoring guidance and a set of questions covering habits, preferences, trivia, hypothetical situations, abilities, and personal details, ending with a final prompt for humility and enjoyment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time1 h 20 min

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DO·YOU

Test Introduction

Scoring Guide

Quiz Questions

Results Prompt

DO·YOU MONY二Y·○·U·RHUSBAND? by Dan Carlinsky Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/doyouknowyourhus0000carl # DO·YOU by Dan Carlinsky PRICE STERN SLOAN,INC.A MEMBER OF THE PUTNAM BERKLEY GROUP.INC.NEW YORK Copyright ◎1979 by Dan Carlinsky,1989 by Carlinsky &Carlinsky Inc. Published by Price Stern Sloan,Inc.a member of The Putnam Berkley Group,Inc.200 Madison AvenueNew York,NY 10016 Printed in the United States of America.All rights reserved.No part of thispublication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted,inany form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingor otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publishers. ISBN:0-8431-2333-8 You think you know all about the man who sits on theother side of the dinner table every evening?Well,maybe,but this test will help you find out. The fact is,nomatter how long you've been married—orhow happily—there's probably plenty you don't knowabout your husband.If you are like most married couples,you probably talk more about the neighbors and the newsthan about yourselves.The result:an information gap. Marriage counselors say that knowing your mate's pref-erences can be important—even such questions as,“Does he love green?”or "Does he hate squash?”Know-ing,they say—even knowing bits of trivia—is a sign ofcaring. Now,that's not to say that ifyou and he are on the vergeof divorce,knowing his shoe size will save your marriage.But,as the little old lady said when she offered chickensoup to the dying man,“It couldn't hurt!” The answers,of course,aren't in the book;only yourhusband knows.So after you've completed the test,askhim to check and give you a score. Count ten points for each correct answer.Where ananswer has more than one part,divide the credit;you'lneed all the help you can get.Maximum score is 1,000.Here's the figuring:Above 900:Very impressive.In fact,downright amazing.700-900:You need help.Start askingquestions…and pay attention.Below 700:Ask your hus-band to give you a makeup course. Take the "Do You Know Your Husband?"test and you'lno doubt be properly humbled.What's more,you'll havelearned something and had some fun as well.Good Luck. Do You Know Your Husband? 1.For starters,do you think your husband willtake this test? --------EagerlyReluctantlyIndifferentlyNot at all 2.Does your husband have his tonsils? | -------- | Yes | | --- | --- | | -------- | No | | | | 3.What does your husband generally do withjunk mail? --------Throw it away without opening it --------Skim it --------Read it carefully,no matter what 4.Within one,do you know how many keysyour husband carries? 5.If you died tomorrow,would your husbandconsider remarrying? ---------Yes,right away --------Yes,in a while ------No 6.Which of these can't your husband do? Make a decent cheese omeletteDo"walk the dog"with a yo-yoJuggle three oranges Sing“The Star-Spangled Banner”without missing a word 7.Read your husband the start of this nurseryrhyme and ask him to finish it.But first,doyou think he'll be able to do it?"Hey diddlediddle,the cat and the fiddle,the cow-jumped over the moon….” | -------- | Yes,he'll know the rest | | --- | --- | | -------- | No way | 8.Can you name at least one of your hus-band's old girlfriends—first and last name? 9.Do you really know your husband's feet?Check the appropriate line. His left foot is slightly larger thanhis right His right foot is slightly larger thanhis left As far as he can tell,they're thesame size

FAQs

What is the purpose of the “Do You Know Your Husband?” test?

It helps determine how much you really know about your husband and highlights an “information gap” in marriage.

How are points calculated and what are the score ranges?

Count ten points for each correct answer; if an answer has multiple parts, divide the credit. The guide labels outcomes: above 900 as very impressive, 700–900 as needing help, and below 700 as asking for a “makeup course.”

Who should check the answers after you complete the test?

Your husband should review your answers and provide a score, since only he knows the correct responses.

Sep 29, 2026

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