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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the family arrived to their vacation house, what did they receive in a package?
(a) Educational materials for the children.
(b) Games and toys for the children.
(c) Martha's canaries.
(d) Work from Dad's office.

2. The children joined together to vote for __________.
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A tree house.
(d) A canoe.

3. What was a reason Dad drove the children to advance quickly in school?
(a) He wanted to get as many of them as possible through college before he died.
(b) He wanted them to compete in national academic competitions.
(c) He wanted to brag to everyone about how smart his children were.
(d) He didn't do well in school himself, and he wanted his children to do better than he did.

4. How did the older children feel about the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
(a) They were mortified.
(b) They were able to shrug it off because they were used to it.
(c) They were angry, and they sometimes got into fights at school.
(d) They were happy because it meant they were a bit famous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Dad use to reinforce the importance of social poise?

2. What did the children do before they left the area where they ate lunch?

3. How did Lill make a male house guest feel at home?

4. What did Mother do on the road trip, which the children loved and Dad admired?

5. When a tea party was thrown for Mother, what was required of the children?

(see the answer key)

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