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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about how Dad strived to please his family?
(a) He took them out for ice cream every evening after dinner.
(b) He always came home from work on time.
(c) He cooked elaborate dinners.
(d) He often brought them surprises and gifts.

2. What mistake did the doctor realize when Ernestine was lying on the operating table?
(a) It was she who did not need her tonsils out.
(b) She had been allowed to eat a large meal before her surgery.
(c) He had not put her under entirely.
(d) He had already taken her tonsils out.

3. What was Dad's favorite part of their first car?
(a) The steering wheel.
(b) The horn.
(c) The spare tire.
(d) The color of the paint.

4. In Chapter 8, what does the reader learn about Mother's family?
(a) They focused on appearances rather than on the importance of relationships.
(b) They were preoccupied by their material possessions.
(c) They focused on the importance of relationships rather than appearances.
(d) They were very boisterous and outgoing people.

5. What method did Dad use with the children to reinforce that they work hard in school?
(a) He made them meet with the principal once a week.
(b) He rewarded them heavily.
(c) He signed them up for classes below their grade level.
(d) He punished them often.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how did Mother prepare for what she believed would be the inevitable outcome of their road trip?

2. What is the primary focus of Chapter2?

3. When a tea party was thrown for Mother, what was required of the children?

4. Initially, which child did the doctor say did not need their tonsils out?

5. The Preface provides a glimpse into which dynamics of the Gilbreth household?

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