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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 was the plan Jim Bob and Michelle had for the size of their family when they married?

2. How much did Josie weigh the day she was allowed to leave the hospital?

3. Who was the doctor Michelle said the family was grateful to for the care given Josie?

4. Where did Gil and Kelly Bates live?

5. What was the disease that struck Jim Bob's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was ironic about the Duggars' decision to rent the Cornish House in Little Rock for their extended stay/

2. What was the attitude of the younger children in the Duggar household when the power went out because of an ice storm and what did they do to entertain themselves?

3. Describe Michelle's first gathering with the entire family after Josie's birth.

4. What was the decision Jim Bob and Michelle had to make about the mission trip to El Salvador and why was it difficult to make that decision?

5. What was the basis of the letter the Duggars received from a stranger after Josie's birth?

6. In the first days of the ice storm, what did Jim Bob change about his normal routine of having a child or two along while he did work outside and why?

7. What happened on the hot, muggy day in Northwest Arkansas when Jim Bob told the kids he had a surprise for them?

8. What was the idea that occurred to Jim Bob in 1997, and how and why did the family act on it?

9. Describe the situation that happened while Michelle was at the fast food restaurant while the family was visiting their friends in Tennessee.

10. What did Jim Bob do with several of the older children almost immediately after Josie's release from the hospital and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did the Duggars believe about finances? How did they put those beliefs in action? Did it seem they encouraged these beliefs in their children? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why was music included in the lives of the children from the time they were very young? What was the result? What did Michelle say about the older girls' ability to teach music? Was the inclusion of music in the daily curriculum important in your opinion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Michelle's pregnancy and the birth of Josie. What were the lessons Jim Bob and Michelle took from the situation?

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