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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one thing that Dad would not allow?
(a) Practical jokes.
(b) The children to come to work with him.
(c) Others passing judgment on his family.
(d) Rewards and treats for the children.

2. What did Mother do on the road trip, which the children loved and Dad admired?
(a) She made up songs about the things they were observing.
(b) She told the children stories about the things they were observing.
(c) She allowed the children to break some of the usual rules.
(d) She helped them find their way home when they got lost.

3. Why is Chapter 5 entitled "Mister Chairman"?
(a) Dad enforced a new rule that the children must call him Mister Chairman instead of Dad.
(b) Mother and Dad ran the household like a business, and Dad was the Chairman.
(c) Martha wanted to be respected like the boys, and she told everyone her new name was Mister Chairman.
(d) Bill told Dad he wanted to be called Mister Chairman when he is grown up and successful in business.

4. What method did Dad use to ensure no one forgot their hygiene or socialization?
(a) He set up charts and routines to ensure efficiency.
(b) Strict discipline and accountability.
(c) He developed a unique whistle call for each child.
(d) He gave the children rewards and treats to gently remind them.

5. Which is an example of how Mother and Dad allowed the children to have a say in the running of the household?
(a) The children proposed purchasing a different rug from what Mother chose, and she concurred.
(b) The children were allowed to develop two household rules.
(c) The children were allowed to veto anything which did not seem fair.
(d) Mother and Dad spoke with each child individually to give them a chance to share their ideas.

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

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

8. 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 took them out for ice cream every evening after dinner.
(c) He always came home from work on time.
(d) He cooked elaborate dinners.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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 finish their chores.
(c) They had to conduct a fire drill.
(d) They had to wash their faces and brush their teeth.

14. The children joined together to vote for __________.
(a) A canoe.
(b) A tree house.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

15. 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 argued with him about it.
(d) She quietly resented him for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?

2. What did the children do before they left the area where they ate lunch?

3. What did Dad have a tendency to do on road trips?

4. What was the Family Council?

5. How did Dad find success and own his own contracting business by the age of 27?

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