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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Chapter 3 demonstrate about Dad's relationship with Mother?
(a) Dad did not respect Mother, because their points of view were so different.
(b) Dad respected Mother, and yielded to her wishes when she asserted herself.
(c) Dad and Mother disagreed often.
(d) Mother always supported Dad, even if she didn't like something he was doing.

3. Which of Mother's plans was disrupted?
(a) She wanted the children to have a good meal on the train.
(b) She wanted to surprise Dad with a visit from the children.
(c) She wanted to take the children to a surprise destination.
(d) She wanted the children to be clean and orderly when they reached their destination.

4. Which is an example of how Dad never allowed the children to waste time at home?
(a) The children were required to sleep in their school clothes so they were ready in the morning.
(b) The children were required to listen to language records while bathing.
(c) The children were required to recite poetry while bathing.
(d) The children were expected to eat their breakfast in five minutes or less.

5. Whom did the townspeople play a joke on?
(a) On Dad, because he was connected to a national hunting organization.
(b) On a newcomer who was connected to a national birth control organization.
(c) On the Sunday school teacher.
(d) On Mother, because she was usually so quiet and serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frank Gilbreth, Sr. do when a child or group of children did something that pleased him?

2. What method did Dad use to ensure no one forgot their hygiene or socialization?

3. What was one thing that Dad would not allow?

4. In Chapter 8, what does the reader learn about Mother's family?

5. Where did the family usually stay on their way to their vacation destination?

(see the answer key)

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