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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, the reader learns that Dad was concerned that he might die early. What other example of this was shared in an earlier chapter of the book?
(a) He wanted to be successful in business before he died.
(b) He wanted to buy a car, a boat, and other nice things before he died.
(c) He wanted to get the children through school before he died.
(d) He wanted to have twelve children before he died.

2. What volunteer work was Mother involved in?
(a) She made quilts for those less fortunate.
(b) She was involved in local politics and served on a campaign committee.
(c) She was active in Sunday school work and served on several committees.
(d) She volunteered in the town library.

3. Which of the following is not something the children did on the boat?
(a) They learned about mooring.
(b) They pretended to be fish and mermaids.
(c) They sang songs.
(d) They swabbed decks.

4. How did Dad respond when Bill played a practical joke on him?
(a) He forbade anyone in the house from playing practical jokes ever again.
(b) He was mad at first, but then saw the humor in it.
(c) He immediately laughed and was proud of his son's sense of humor.
(d) He punished Bill.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout Chapter 6, what quality does Dad display with regard to his children?

2. The book ends with a reference to Dad's obsession with saving time. How did he respond when asked what people should save time for?

3. What practical joke did Dad often play on the children?

4. What announcement is made at the beginning of Chapter 19?

5. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?

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