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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the children feel when they experienced luxury?
(a) They felt like they had fairy godmothers.
(b) They felt jealous.
(c) They felt unworthy of such special treatment.
(d) They felt like they were princes and princesses.

2. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?
(a) Morse Code and Astronomy.
(b) Marine Biology and Physics.
(c) History and Mathematics.
(d) Construction and Physics.

3. What gender did Dad want their first child to be?
(a) He insisted that he didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl.
(b) Whatever Mother wanted.
(c) He desperately wanted a girl.
(d) He desperately wanted a boy.

4. How did Dad feel when their crowded car drew the attention of onlookers?
(a) He was offended.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) It brought him great delight.
(d) He was angry.

5. What influence did Dad's work life have on his home life?
(a) He never mixed the two because they were so different.
(b) He analyzed the inner workings of his household to establish optimal time management techniques.
(c) He was always serious at home, so the children would know he was in charge.
(d) He wanted all of the children to become engineers one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?

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

3. How were the children expected to respond when they heard the whistle?

4. Much to Dad's dismay, what happened when he attempted to build a cement bird bath?

5. What happened when Dad fell overboard their boat?

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