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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the family ate lunch, how did Dad use the time to educate the children?
(a) He made them practice their spelling.
(b) He taught the older children how to drive the car.
(c) He gave them science and history lessons.
(d) He practiced math puzzles with them.

2. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?
(a) The leader of a group of circus performers.
(b) A teacher who was taking children on a field trip.
(c) A benevolent superintendent who was taking a group of orphans out for the day.
(d) A policeman who was taking a group of undisciplined children to an orphanage.

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

4. Although the children didn't have an interest in skipping grades, what was their motivation to try to achieve it anyway?
(a) To avoid the humiliation of having a younger sibling join their class.
(b) To avoid being punished.
(c) To make Mother and Dad proud of them.
(d) To complete their education sooner.

5. What did Frank Gilbreth, Sr. do when a child or group of children did something that pleased him?
(a) He let them skip their chores for one day.
(b) He told them elaborate, creative bedtime stories.
(c) He gave them treats and rewards.
(d) He took them out to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about Dad's background?

2. How did Dad find success and own his own contracting business by the age of 27?

3. How were the children expected to respond when they heard the whistle?

4. What did Bill do on the road trip which made everyone laugh?

5. How did Dad respond when Bill played a practical joke on him?

(see the answer key)

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