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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do we learn about Mother during the big family outing in the car?
(a) She had a great sense of humor.
(b) She supported Dad's antics.
(c) She was very easy-going, and shrugged off anything she didn't approve of.
(d) She could quietly, yet firmly stand up for herself.

3. Which of the following is true about when Mother and Dad first met?
(a) At first Dad was reserved, trying to impress her, but eventually broke into his natural robust role.
(b) They met in California, following Mother's European tour.
(c) Dad met Mother in Europe, while she was on a European tour.
(d) Mother tried very hard to impress Dad, pretending to be more boisterous than she was.

4. Who drove a motorcycle?
(a) Anne's boyfriend.
(b) Ernestine's boyfriend.
(c) Martha's boyfriend.
(d) Frank, Jr.

5. How did Mother ensure the finances would not dwindle too much?
(a) She asked the oldest children to get jobs after school.
(b) She became a professor.
(c) She let go of the hired staff.
(d) She took over Dad's work of speaking at conferences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true about Dad's driving?

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

3. Although Dad was a strict taskmaster, this was tempered by __________.

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

5. What happened when Dad fell overboard their boat?

(see the answer key)

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