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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dad make the children swim every day?
(a) They could help Mother learn how to swim.
(b) They would get exercise.
(c) They might become competitive swimmers.
(d) They would stay clean.

2. What were Mother's parents concerned about?
(a) They were concerned about Mother working so hard.
(b) They didn't think they would be able to take a nap with all of the noise.
(c) They were worried about Baby Fred, who was sick.
(d) They thought the children did not feel at home.

3. Why did Tom build a realistic looking coffin out of a packing case?
(a) The children could reenact a scene from their favorite book.
(b) The family could bury their dog who had passed away.
(c) Dad planned to used it in a movie about the automatic pencil factory.
(d) The family could bury their cat who had passed away.

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

5. Where did the children have their tonsils taken out?
(a) At their Grandma Gilbreth's house.
(b) At a large, prestigious hospital in Chicago.
(c) In their home.
(d) At a specialized clinic.

6. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?
(a) Marine Biology and Physics.
(b) Morse Code and Astronomy.
(c) Construction and Physics.
(d) History and Mathematics.

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

8. What happened when Dad fell overboard their boat?
(a) He had to be rescued by the coast guard.
(b) The children were concerned that he would not surface, but then he came up smiling.
(c) Bill tried to throw him a lifesaver, and then he fell overboard as well.
(d) The girls cried, and the boys laughed.

9. At what point in their relationship did Mother and Dad begin to dream about having a large family?
(a) On their first date.
(b) After they had their second child.
(c) After they had their first child.
(d) On their wedding day.

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

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

12. Where did the family usually stay on their way to their vacation destination?
(a) A hotel in Boston.
(b) A hotel in New London, Connecticut.
(c) In a small cottage beside the water.
(d) Aunt Elinor's house.

13. What was it about Dad's photography that scared the youngest Gilbreth children?
(a) The loud sounds the camera made.
(b) The process he used to develop the photographs.
(c) His photographic laboratory in the barn.
(d) His use of flash powder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?

2. Which of the following does the reader learn in Chapter 14?

3. When a tea party was thrown for Mother, what was required of the children?

4. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?

5. If a child was rude while a guest was over for dinner, how did Dad respond?

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