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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dad tell his family he had purchased, when really he had purchased a car?
(a) A house.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A horse.
(d) An airplane.

2. Although Dad was a strict taskmaster, this was tempered by __________.
(a) His sensitivity.
(b) His good sense of humor and generosity.
(c) A degree in psychology.
(d) His quiet, reserved personality.

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

4. How did Mother respond to the news that Dad might die?
(a) With incredible strength.
(b) She was in denial about it.
(c) With a great deal of anxiety.
(d) She became depressed.

5. What does Chapter 3 demonstrate about Dad's relationship with Mother?
(a) Mother always supported Dad, even if she didn't like something he was doing.
(b) Dad respected Mother, and yielded to her wishes when she asserted herself.
(c) Dad and Mother disagreed often.
(d) Dad did not respect Mother, because their points of view were so different.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dad make the children promise to do if something happened to him?

2. Which of the following is true about Dad's background?

3. What request from the children did Dad always resist, but gave into every time?

4. What is the primary focus of Chapter 15?

5. Once Dad became a parent, what did he quickly learn about children, which contradicted his theories?

(see the answer key)

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