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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity took place at mealtime?
(a) Each family member took turns telling a story about their day.
(b) Dad would play classical records and teach the children about the composer and the history of the music.
(c) Dad quizzed the children with science and history trivia.
(d) They would play math tricks to learn multiplication.

2. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?
(a) She was funny.
(b) She was passive.
(c) She was opposed to discipline.
(d) She was strong-willed.

3. Which child was the only child allowed in the kitchen with the chef?
(a) Fred.
(b) Ernestine.
(c) Lill.
(d) Bill.

4. How did Mother usually respond to Dad's joking and situations that would come up with the children?
(a) She always lost her temper.
(b) She would join in on the fun.
(c) She was good-natured about it.
(d) She would punish all of the children, and give Dad the silent treatment.

5. How did Dad respond when Bill played a practical joke on him?
(a) He was mad at first, but then saw the humor in it.
(b) He punished Bill.
(c) He forbade anyone in the house from playing practical jokes ever again.
(d) He immediately laughed and was proud of his son's sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something the children did on the boat?

2. How did Uncle Fred surprise Mother and the children?

3. Who surprised Mother and the children on their trip home?

4. The children joined together to vote for __________.

5. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?

(see the answer key)

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