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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which child was the only child allowed in the kitchen with the chef?
(a) Bill.
(b) Fred.
(c) Lill.
(d) Ernestine.
2. If a child was rude while a guest was over for dinner, how did Dad respond?
(a) He made them stand and recite the Gettysburg Address.
(b) He ordered them to go straight to bed.
(c) He made them leave the table and sit alone in the kitchen.
(d) He whacked them on the head with his knuckles.
3. Where was the last Gilbreth child born?
(a) In a train station.
(b) In a hospital.
(c) Outside near the water.
(d) At Mother's parents' house.
4. When Tom gave tours of the Gilbreth house while they were away, how did Mother and Dad each respond?
(a) Mother did not like it one bit, but Dad thought it wasn't a bad idea.
(b) Dad and Mother firmly agreed that it was not appropriate for Tom to do this.
(c) Mother wanted to fire Tom, but Dad defended him.
(d) Dad was furious with Tom, but Mother defended him.
5. How did Lill make a male house guest feel at home?
(a) She hugged him and said he had children who loved him.
(b) She baked cookies all by herself and gave them to him as a present.
(c) She asked him to teach her how to be funny like he was.
(d) She told him he was the nicest man she had ever met.
6. When a psychologist came to visit, what prank did the children play on her?
(a) They told her that Dad had escaped from prison not long ago.
(b) They loosened the lid on the salt shaker so that it would all fall onto her food.
(c) They frequently swapped names with one another to confuse her.
(d) They stole the answers to her tests to make it seem like they were geniuses.
7. What gender did Dad want their first child to be?
(a) He insisted that he didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl.
(b) He desperately wanted a boy.
(c) Whatever Mother wanted.
(d) He desperately wanted a girl.
8. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?
(a) The new baby might not be able to sleep in such a busy household.
(b) Her screams might scare the children.
(c) Dad might interfere too much.
(d) She might not be able to rest afterward.
9. What happened to the children during their trip home?
(a) They caught the whooping cough.
(b) They were detained at the train station because they lost their tickets.
(c) They got lost at the train station.
(d) They were punished for misbehaving.
10. What is the title of Chapter 13, "Have You Seen the Latest Model?" referring to?
(a) The new car Dad purchased when another child was born.
(b) A toy truck that Frank, Jr. wanted for his birthday.
(c) A new machine in one of Dad's factories, which he was especially proud of.
(d) The newest child in the Gilbreth family.
11. When the children got measles, what did Dad do?
(a) He prayed for them.
(b) He took them to the hospital.
(c) He waited on them hand and foot.
(d) He pretended to have them too, covering this face with red dots.
12. Why did Dad make the children swim every day?
(a) They could help Mother learn how to swim.
(b) They would get exercise.
(c) They would stay clean.
(d) They might become competitive swimmers.
13. Once the children became comfortable at their relatives' house, what was the environment like?
(a) The relatives were exhausted by the children, and bickered with one another constantly.
(b) The house was full of joy.
(c) The house was a mess.
(d) The house was noisy and chaotic.
14. Who tried to teach the Gilbreth children where babies come from?
(a) Dad.
(b) Their friends at school.
(c) Mother.
(d) Tom.
15. Which of the following does the reader learn in Chapter 14?
(a) Dad was passionate about photography, and it sometimes hurt the family.
(b) Dad dabbled in photography, but it never became his strong passion.
(c) Dad never expected the children to help him with his motion study projects.
(d) Mother never wanted her picture taken, but she was supportive of Dad's hobby.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the Gilbreth children visit Mother's relatives, how did they behave at first?
2. What did Dad do every summer on their family vacation?
3. Which of the following is true about when Mother and Dad first met?
4. How did the older children feel about the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
5. What was it about Dad's photography that scared the youngest Gilbreth children?
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