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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Initially, which child did the doctor say did not need their tonsils out?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) Martha.
(c) Bill.
(d) Frank, Jr.

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

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

5. 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 focused on appearances rather than on the importance of relationships.
(d) They were preoccupied by their material possessions.

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

7. What happened to Martha's two canaries during their summer travel?
(a) Bill let them loose in the car, and they caused Dad to drive off the road.
(b) They got loose outside of their vacation house.
(c) They were not allowed on board the ferry, and she had to leave them behind.
(d) While on the ferry, they got loose.

8. How did Dad behave on the boat?
(a) He was unusually relaxed about the children's rules and behavior.
(b) He assumed the role of a sailor, and barked orders at his crew.
(c) He was anxious, and very focused on keeping the children safe.
(d) He pretended to be Christopher Columbus.

9. 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) At a specialized clinic.
(d) In their home.

10. Following his filming of the surgeries, what did the photographer communicate to Dad?
(a) One of the children broke his movie camera.
(b) He wanted to have a lot of children, also.
(c) He decided to pursue a career in medicine.
(d) He forgot to take the lens cap off of the camera.

11. Once Dad became a parent, what did he quickly learn about children, which contradicted his theories?
(a) Children do not always obey their parents.
(b) Babies cry and sleep often.
(c) Children would rather play than study.
(d) Children don't talk right after birth, and they don't instinctively swim.

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

13. Where was the last Gilbreth child born?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In a train station.
(c) At Mother's parents' house.
(d) Outside near the water.

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

15. What decision did Dad make regarding his own surgery?
(a) He had the oldest children assist the doctor so they could learn about operations.
(b) He chose not to be completely put under during the surgery.
(c) He became ill watching the children's surgeries and backed out of his own.
(d) He chose not to have the surgery, and he would save money for his children's surgeries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of Chapter 13?

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is not something the children did on the boat?

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