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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 packed a picnic for everyone.
(b) She made sure Dad took a long nap before they left home.
(c) She packed extra clothes for each child in her suitcase.
(d) She made sure everyone ate a good meal before they left home.

2. While the family ate lunch, how did Dad use the time to educate the children?
(a) He practiced math puzzles with them.
(b) He taught the older children how to drive the car.
(c) He gave them science and history lessons.
(d) He made them practice their spelling.

3. According to Ernestine, which of the following statements is true about the popularity of the book, "Cheaper by the Dozen"?
(a) It has captured the hearts of readers across decades and around the world through book sales and an active website.
(b) Although people around the world like the story, the book sales were never very strong.
(c) The readers do not ask many questions about the Gilbreth family.
(d) It was very popular a few decades ago, but it is not very popular today.

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

5. What volunteer work was Mother involved in?
(a) She was active in Sunday school work and served on several committees.
(b) She made quilts for those less fortunate.
(c) She was involved in local politics and served on a campaign committee.
(d) She volunteered in the town library.

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

7. What was Dad's view of religious training?
(a) He didn't trust the church, but he wanted his children to have religious education.
(b) He believed in God, but he was uncomfortable allowing his children to have religious training.
(c) He wasn't sure whether or not he believed in God, but held an appreciation for the history of religion.
(d) He didn't believe in God, nor did he want his children to have religious education.

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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 begin to join together to vote for big issues such as bobbed hair and stockings.
(b) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.
(c) The children might not learn to understand that no means no.
(d) The children might think this is always how the world works.

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

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

14. 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 short man who was confident, yet very reserved.
(c) He was a very serious man and didn't have a very good sense of humor.
(d) Although he was very smart, he struggled to find success in business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Mother and Dad were a great team as parents, in what area did they disagree?

2. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?

3. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?

4. What method did Dad use with the children to reinforce that they work hard in school?

5. What did Mother do on the road trip, which the children loved and Dad admired?

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