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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 children got sick, what did Mother do?
(a) She left them alone to rest.
(b) She took the youngest children to her parent's house.
(c) She waited on them hand and foot.
(d) She prepared each child's favorite meal for them.

2. When the children had their tonsils taken out, what did Dad do?
(a) He observed the surgeries and became ill.
(b) He didn't allow them to rest very long afterward, so they could learn to recover quickly.
(c) He decided to conduct a study of motion during operations.
(d) He dressed up as a clown to make them feel better.

3. Why did Dad purchase a boat?
(a) It was his lifelong dream.
(b) To reward the children for learning how to swim.
(c) The price was so low, he couldn't say no.
(d) He wanted to study the movement of a boat in different kinds of weather.

4. Why did Mother leave the hospital before giving birth to her seventh child?
(a) The children missed her.
(b) She didn't like the hospital staff.
(c) She was scared.
(d) She was lonely.

5. What is the primary focus of Chapter 15?
(a) Good manners and Aunt Anne's visits.
(b) Poor manners and music lessons.
(c) Pranks and house guests.
(d) Good manners and house guests.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were paid chores assigned to the children?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, to where did Mother travel with the children?

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