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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how did Mother prepare for what she believed would be the inevitable outcome of their road trip?
(a) She made sure Dad took a long nap before they left home.
(b) She made sure everyone ate a good meal before they left home.
(c) She packed extra clothes for each child in her suitcase.
(d) She packed a picnic for everyone.

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

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

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

5. What influence did Dad's work life have on his home life?
(a) He analyzed the inner workings of his household to establish optimal time management techniques.
(b) He was always serious at home, so the children would know he was in charge.
(c) He wanted all of the children to become engineers one day.
(d) He never mixed the two because they were so different.

6. Using a method he designed, what experiment did Dad conduct with the children?
(a) He attempted to teach them how to type.
(b) He attempted to teach them how to write in cursive.
(c) He attempted to teach them how to build a bird house.
(d) He attempted to teach them how to sing in harmony.

7. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?
(a) Mother firmly discouraged Dad from entering Ernestine into a high level competition.
(b) Mother didn't play practical jokes on the children.
(c) Mother allowed the children to break the rules sometimes so they could have fun.
(d) Mother put her foot down when Dad would try to make the children more efficient.

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

9. In Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about how Dad strived to please his family?
(a) He often brought them surprises and gifts.
(b) He always came home from work on time.
(c) He took them out for ice cream every evening after dinner.
(d) He cooked elaborate dinners.

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

11. What method did Dad use with the children to reinforce that they work hard in school?
(a) He signed them up for classes below their grade level.
(b) He rewarded them heavily.
(c) He punished them often.
(d) He made them meet with the principal once a week.

12. Which of the following is not a reason that the family outing was a disaster?
(a) The car engine failed, and they could not drive home.
(b) Mother was not amused by Dad's antics.
(c) The girls were embarrassed by their clothes.
(d) The boys started goofing off.

13. What was the Family Council?
(a) Mother and Dad's time to be alone together.
(b) Family outings.
(c) Monthly family meetings.
(d) Weekly family meetings.

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

15. How were the children expected to respond when they heard the whistle?
(a) They were to go to bed.
(b) They were to shout their name to be accounted for.
(c) They were to start their chores.
(d) They were to come as quickly as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?

2. How did Mother usually respond to Dad's joking and situations that would come up with the children?

3. Why is Chapter 5 entitled "Mister Chairman"?

4. How did Lillian Gilbreth often begin her platform appearances?

5. When the children considered what it would have been like to be an only child, what was their conclusion?

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