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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Mother and Dad were a great team as parents, in what area did they disagree?
(a) Rewarding the children.
(b) The children's religion.
(c) The children's education.
(d) The children's sleep habits.

2. When people questioned why the car was so crowded with children, how did Dad respond?
(a) He said that if it would have been cheaper to purchase a dozen cars, then he would have done so.
(b) He cheerfully informed them that children come cheaper by the dozen.
(c) He angrily told them to mind their own business.
(d) He jokingly said that the dozen children were for sale, and cheaper if they bought the car too.

3. What did the children do before they left the area where they ate lunch?
(a) They played a practical joke on Dad.
(b) They took turns reciting things they had learned from Mother and Dad's lessons.
(c) They sang songs together.
(d) They picked up all of the garbage, including the garbage left by other people.

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

5. Although the children didn't have an interest in skipping grades, what was their motivation to try to achieve it anyway?
(a) To avoid the humiliation of having a younger sibling join their class.
(b) To avoid being punished.
(c) To complete their education sooner.
(d) To make Mother and Dad proud of them.

6. What is the primary focus of Chapter2?
(a) The reader learns more about the impractical and fun loving side of Dad.
(b) The reader learns that Dad has a bad temper and little sense of humor.
(c) The reader learned more about the practical and strict side of Dad.
(d) The reader learns more about Dad's work life.

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 lawnmowers to cut the grass.
(c) He wore the same trousers every day.
(d) He attempted to use two razors to shave his face.

8. Who was permitted to sit in the front seat for their big family outing?
(a) Mother and Dad only.
(b) Whoever called it first.
(c) The oldest children.
(d) Those who were particularly good.

9. Which of the following is an accurate description of Dad?
(a) He was a large man who was very self-assured and successful in business.
(b) He was a very serious man and didn't have a very good sense of humor.
(c) Although he was very smart, he struggled to find success in business.
(d) He was a short man who was confident, yet very reserved.

10. Much to Dad's dismay, what happened when he attempted to build a cement bird bath?
(a) Bill built one also, but much faster than Dad.
(b) The children told him they thought it was a boring project.
(c) He used too much sand, and it fell apart when he took it out of the mold.
(d) The children ran into it while playing and ruined it.

11. Which of the following was true about Dad's driving?
(a) He always drove very slow.
(b) He always drove very fsat.
(c) He was a terrible driver.
(d) He was a terrific driver.

12. Why did Dad name their first car "Foolish Carriage"?
(a) He didn't think he should purchase it, but he needed it for his large family.
(b) He thought he looked foolish in it.
(c) He thought it was foolish to own a car when he had so many children.
(d) He thought it was a foolish invention.

13. What comment did one woman in particular make about the children?
(a) The children looked hungry.
(b) The poor children looked adorable in their uniforms.
(c) The children were probably greedy and undisciplined.
(d) The children appeared to be very well-behaved.

14. How did Mother approach her disagreement with Dad in a particular area of parenting?
(a) She went behind his back and did things differently.
(b) She went along with it.
(c) She quietly resented him for it.
(d) She argued with him about it.

15. Which of the following is true of Mother's background?
(a) She was a teacher.
(b) She came from a poor family in Connecticut.
(c) She had eleven siblings.
(d) She came from a wealthy family in California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?

3. In Chapter 4, how did Mother prepare for what she believed would be the inevitable outcome of their road trip?

4. In Chapter 3, what did the children have to do before their big family outing in the Pierce Arrow?

5. How were paid chores assigned to the children?

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