Cheaper by the Dozen Test | Final Test - Easy

Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 166 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Cheaper by the Dozen Test | Final Test - Easy

Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who surprised Mother and the children on their trip home?
(a) Uncle Fred.
(b) Dad.
(c) Their grandmother.
(d) Chew Wong.

2. Which of the following is true about when Mother and Dad first met?
(a) Dad met Mother in Europe, while she was on a European tour.
(b) Mother tried very hard to impress Dad, pretending to be more boisterous than she was.
(c) They met in California, following Mother's European tour.
(d) At first Dad was reserved, trying to impress her, but eventually broke into his natural robust role.

3. At the time when Mother traveled with the children, how many children were in the Gilbreth family?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

4. When the children got sick, what did Mother do?
(a) She prepared each child's favorite meal for them.
(b) She took the youngest children to her parent's house.
(c) She waited on them hand and foot.
(d) She left them alone to rest.

5. When the children got measles, what did Dad do?
(a) He waited on them hand and foot.
(b) He took them to the hospital.
(c) He prayed for them.
(d) He pretended to have them too, covering this face with red dots.

6. How did the older children feel about the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
(a) They were mortified.
(b) They were angry, and they sometimes got into fights at school.
(c) They were happy because it meant they were a bit famous.
(d) They were able to shrug it off because they were used to it.

7. How did the children rebel during the tea party?
(a) They snuck into the kitchen to steal sweets.
(b) They played in the sprinkler and became soaking wet.
(c) They sang very loudly at the table.
(d) They hid from their grandmother.

8. In Chapter 8, what does the reader learn about Mother's family?
(a) They focused on the importance of relationships rather than appearances.
(b) They were very boisterous and outgoing people.
(c) They were preoccupied by their material possessions.
(d) They focused on appearances rather than on the importance of relationships.

9. What didn't Dad believe in?
(a) God.
(b) Getting sick.
(c) Going to the Doctor.
(d) Resting on the Sabbath.

10. What is the title of Chapter 13, "Have You Seen the Latest Model?" referring to?
(a) A toy truck that Frank, Jr. wanted for his birthday.
(b) The new car Dad purchased when another child was born.
(c) The newest child in the Gilbreth family.
(d) A new machine in one of Dad's factories, which he was especially proud of.

11. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?
(a) Mother giggled about them, while Dad was angry.
(b) They wrote letters to the newspaper demanding that they correct the inaccuracies.
(c) They giggled about it.
(d) Mother would cry, and Dad would be angry for days.

12. How did the children respond when Aunt Anne made changes to the household?
(a) They spent an entire meal making her life miserable.
(b) They asked her to move in with them permanently.
(c) They ignored her rules.
(d) They played pranks on her constantly.

13. When Tom gave tours of the Gilbreth house while they were away, how did Mother and Dad each respond?
(a) Dad and Mother firmly agreed that it was not appropriate for Tom to do this.
(b) Mother did not like it one bit, but Dad thought it wasn't a bad idea.
(c) Dad was furious with Tom, but Mother defended him.
(d) Mother wanted to fire Tom, but Dad defended him.

14. When Mother and Dad returned home, what did Aunt Anne tell them about her visit with the children?
(a) She said that everything went fine, even though it hadn't.
(b) She told them their children were the best behaved children she had ever encountered.
(c) She told them the children were excellent musicians now.
(d) She told them the children had been very rude.

15. When a tea party was thrown for Mother, what was required of the children?
(a) They had to dress in formal clothes and sit still at the table.
(b) They had to dress in fine, uncomfortable clothes, and wait in the garden.
(c) They had to go play at the neighbor's house until the guests were gone.
(d) They all had to take long naps before the guests arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Dad became a parent, what did he quickly learn about children, which contradicted his theories?

2. When a psychologist came to visit, what prank did the children play on her?

3. What were Mother's parents concerned about?

4. How did Dad assign positions on the boat to the children?

5. Why did Tom build a realistic looking coffin out of a packing case?

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