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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tried to teach the Gilbreth children where babies come from?
(a) Tom.
(b) Their friends at school.
(c) Mother.
(d) Dad.

2. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
(a) Mother would cry, and Dad would be angry for days.
(b) They giggled about it.
(c) Mother giggled about them, while Dad was angry.
(d) They wrote letters to the newspaper demanding that they correct the inaccuracies.

3. Initially, which child did the doctor say did not need their tonsils out?
(a) Frank, Jr.
(b) Ernestine.
(c) Martha.
(d) Bill.

4. According to Ernestine, which of the following statements is true about the popularity of the book, "Cheaper by the Dozen"?
(a) Although people around the world like the story, the book sales were never very strong.
(b) It was very popular a few decades ago, but it is not very popular today.
(c) The readers do not ask many questions about the Gilbreth family.
(d) It has captured the hearts of readers across decades and around the world through book sales and an active website.

5. What were Mother's parents concerned about?
(a) They didn't think they would be able to take a nap with all of the noise.
(b) They were worried about Baby Fred, who was sick.
(c) They thought the children did not feel at home.
(d) They were concerned about Mother working so hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dad's view of religious training?

2. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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