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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fred's job in the household?
(a) He was in charge of the dinner dishes.
(b) He was head of the Utilities Committee.
(c) He was head of the Laundry Committee.
(d) He was in charge when Dad was not home.

2. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?
(a) Dad might interfere too much.
(b) The new baby might not be able to sleep in such a busy household.
(c) Her screams might scare the children.
(d) She might not be able to rest afterward.

3. When Mother was sick with a cold, what did the children assume about her?
(a) She might die.
(b) She would have to go to the hospital.
(c) She would have to stay in bed for a year.
(d) She was going to have another baby.

4. Following his filming of the surgeries, what did the photographer communicate to Dad?
(a) One of the children broke his movie camera.
(b) He wanted to have a lot of children, also.
(c) He forgot to take the lens cap off of the camera.
(d) He decided to pursue a career in medicine.

5. When a psychologist came to visit, what prank did the children play on her?
(a) They frequently swapped names with one another to confuse her.
(b) They stole the answers to her tests to make it seem like they were geniuses.
(c) They loosened the lid on the salt shaker so that it would all fall onto her food.
(d) They told her that Dad had escaped from prison not long ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children consider to be a great triumph at the dinner table?

2. What was the name of the boat Dad purchased?

3. When the Gilbreth children visit Mother's relatives, how did they behave at first?

4. When Mother and Dad returned home, what did Aunt Anne tell them about her visit with the children?

5. What was a reason Dad drove the children to advance quickly in school?

(see the answer key)

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