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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the children feel when they experienced luxury?
(a) They felt like they were princes and princesses.
(b) They felt jealous.
(c) They felt like they had fairy godmothers.
(d) They felt unworthy of such special treatment.

3. Which of the following is not something the children did on the boat?
(a) They sang songs.
(b) They pretended to be fish and mermaids.
(c) They swabbed decks.
(d) They learned about mooring.

4. When the children had their tonsils taken out, what did Dad do?
(a) He didn't allow them to rest very long afterward, so they could learn to recover quickly.
(b) He decided to conduct a study of motion during operations.
(c) He observed the surgeries and became ill.
(d) He dressed up as a clown to make them feel better.

5. Which of the following is not a challenge Mother faced as she traveled with the children?
(a) Fred was ill.
(b) Mother was seven months pregnant.
(c) Lill had a broken foot.
(d) Ernestine got lost at the train station.

6. Where did the family vacation every summer?
(a) Nantucket, Massachusetts.
(b) San Diego, California.
(c) New London, Connecticut.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

7. What did Grandma Gilbreth give to the children to help them ward off illness?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Camphor filled bags.

8. Which of the following is true about when Dad first met Mother's family?
(a) He played a practical joke on her parents.
(b) He unintentionally insulted them.
(c) He was very different from them, but they loved him.
(d) He had a lot in common with them, and they loved him.

9. What happened to the children during their trip home?
(a) They were punished for misbehaving.
(b) They were detained at the train station because they lost their tickets.
(c) They got lost at the train station.
(d) They caught the whooping cough.

10. What method did Dad use to reinforce the importance of social poise?
(a) Rewards.
(b) Verbal reprimands.
(c) Verbal praise.
(d) Corporal punishment.

11. Who got injured when Bill played a prank on them?
(a) Chew Wong.
(b) Uncle Fred.
(c) The children's grandmother.
(d) Aunt Elinor.

12. What did Dad do every summer on their family vacation?
(a) He played the guitar and sang songs with the children.
(b) He took a nap every day.
(c) He tried to teach Mother how to swim.
(d) He talked about moving the family there permanently.

13. What is the focus of Chapter 13?
(a) A description of the personality of each Gilbreth child.
(b) A glimpse into the birth of each Gilbreth child.
(c) The similarities and differences between Mother and Dad.
(d) The challenges Mother faced with each of her twelve pregnancies.

14. While on the boat with the children, how did Dad fall overboard?
(a) He was trying to demonstrate proper boat safety, and he slipped.
(b) He tripped over a rope.
(c) He was trying to save Lill, who nearly fell overboard herself.
(d) He was hit by the boom.

15. How did Dad respond when newspaper photographers would come to take their picture?
(a) He was annoyed and didn't like being bossed around by the photographers.
(b) He interfered with their methods and offered too many suggestions.
(c) He loved to learn from them because they were professionals.
(d) He was respectful and expected the children to be respectful as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 13, "Have You Seen the Latest Model?" referring to?

2. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?

3. What did the children consider to be a great triumph at the dinner table?

4. What decision did Dad make regarding his own surgery?

5. When did Mother become pregnant with their first child?

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