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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dad find success and own his own contracting business by the age of 27?
(a) He served as an apprentice to a man who owned a contracting business.
(b) He followed in his father's footsteps, and he aggressively pursued a career in construction at a young age.
(c) He started as a bricklayer, and quickly rose in the ranks of construction by being an efficient worker.
(d) He was a bricklayer, and he met a man who taught him how to be efficient and get promoted.

2. Whom did the townspeople play a joke on?
(a) On Mother, because she was usually so quiet and serious.
(b) On the Sunday school teacher.
(c) On Dad, because he was connected to a national hunting organization.
(d) On a newcomer who was connected to a national birth control organization.

3. What did Frank Gilbreth, Sr. do when a child or group of children did something that pleased him?
(a) He let them skip their chores for one day.
(b) He took them out to dinner.
(c) He gave them treats and rewards.
(d) He told them elaborate, creative bedtime stories.

4. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?
(a) Dad thought the children were very well-behaved during the outing, but Mother did not think so.
(b) Dad was not amused by the comment made by an onlooker, but Mother thought it was funny.
(c) Mother thought they should make the best of the outing, but Dad wanted to go home.
(d) Mother didn't think the comment made by an onlooker was funny, but Dad was amused.

5. How did Lillian Gilbreth often begin her platform appearances?
(a) With a dictionary definition of whatever she planned to stress in her comments.
(b) With one minute of silence to calm her nerves before speaking.
(c) With one of her children by her side.
(d) With a humorous anecdote about her family.

6. The Preface provides a glimpse into which dynamics of the Gilbreth household?
(a) Shared responsibility for their dozens of pets.
(b) Interactions with grandparents and beloved staff.
(c) Children frequently tattling on one another.
(d) Constant disorder and misbehavior.

7. Which of the following is an example of how Dad strived for efficiency in his life?
(a) He skipped breakfast each day.
(b) He attempted to use two razors to shave his face.
(c) He attempted to use two lawnmowers to cut the grass.
(d) He wore the same trousers every day.

8. What elements of the novel does Ernestine Gilbreth Carey introduce in the Preface of the book?
(a) Her parents and a detailed account of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.
(b) Detailed accounts of the personality of each member of the Gilbreth family.
(c) Her parents, the household dynamics of the Gilbreth family, and the popularity of the book.
(d) Each of the lessons learned in the Gilbreth household as the children grew up.

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

10. Although Dad enforced a majority rule system in the house, what was he growing concerned about at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The children might not learn to understand that no means no.
(b) The children might begin to join together to vote for big issues such as bobbed hair and stockings.
(c) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.
(d) The children might think this is always how the world works.

11. How did Dad include his family in his work schedule?
(a) He held meetings with workers at his home.
(b) He always came home to eat lunch with the family.
(c) He allowed the children to come to work with him when he toured factories.
(d) He called the children on the telephone to help them with their school work.

12. What was Dad's favorite part of their first car?
(a) The spare tire.
(b) The steering wheel.
(c) The horn.
(d) The color of the paint.

13. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Math.

14. In Chapter 3, what did the children have to do before their big family outing in the Pierce Arrow?
(a) They had to finish their homework.
(b) They had to conduct a fire drill.
(c) They had to finish their chores.
(d) They had to wash their faces and brush their teeth.

15. What did Dad have a tendency to do on road trips?
(a) He would get lost, because he refused to get directions or use a map.
(b) He would fall asleep while driving and they would have to stop for awhile.
(c) He would forget to pack some of the luggage.
(d) He would regret deciding to take a road trip, because it was so difficult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dad tell his family he had purchased, when really he had purchased a car?

2. Which is an example of how Dad never allowed the children to waste time at home?

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

4. What was Fred's job in the household?

5. What activity took place at mealtime?

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