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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 did Bill do on the road trip which made everyone laugh?
(a) He constantly said he was hungry.
(b) He told jokes.
(c) He mimicked Mother and teased Dad.
(d) He frequently requested stops to go to the bathroom.

2. Which child was the only child allowed in the kitchen with the chef?
(a) Bill.
(b) Fred.
(c) Lill.
(d) Ernestine.

3. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) Spelling.
(d) History.

4. What did the children consider to be a great triumph at the dinner table?
(a) If Mother and Dad didn't argue about styles of discipline.
(b) If they caught Dad with his elbows on the table.
(c) If they made it through the entire meal without being reprimanded for their manners.
(d) If Bill remembered to eat with his mouth closed.

5. What was the name of the boat Dad purchased?
(a) The Rena.
(b) The Lillian.
(c) The Sailor.
(d) The Gilbreth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandma Gilbreth give to the children to help them ward off illness?

2. Where was the last Gilbreth child born?

3. Although the children didn't have an interest in skipping grades, what was their motivation to try to achieve it anyway?

4. What decision did Dad make regarding his own surgery?

5. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?

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