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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Mother usually respond to Dad's joking and situations that would come up with the children?
(a) She was good-natured about it.
(b) She would join in on the fun.
(c) She would punish all of the children, and give Dad the silent treatment.
(d) She always lost her temper.

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

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

5. What elements of the novel does Ernestine Gilbreth Carey introduce in the Preface of the book?
(a) Her parents and a detailed account of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.
(b) Detailed accounts of the personality of each member of the Gilbreth family.
(c) Each of the lessons learned in the Gilbreth household as the children grew up.
(d) Her parents, the household dynamics of the Gilbreth family, and the popularity of the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using a method he designed, what experiment did Dad conduct with the children?

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

3. The children joined together to vote for __________.

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

5. Although Dad enforced a majority rule system in the house, what was he growing concerned about at the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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