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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Dad purchase a boat?
(a) The price was so low, he couldn't say no.
(b) He wanted to study the movement of a boat in different kinds of weather.
(c) It was his lifelong dream.
(d) To reward the children for learning how to swim.

4. What did the children's peers at school harass them about?
(a) Owning a nice car.
(b) Using wooden pencils.
(c) Having hired help at home.
(d) Their father being plump.

5. When a psychologist came to visit, what prank did the children play on her?
(a) They stole the answers to her tests to make it seem like they were geniuses.
(b) They loosened the lid on the salt shaker so that it would all fall onto her food.
(c) They frequently swapped names with one another to confuse her.
(d) They told her that Dad had escaped from prison not long ago.

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

7. Once the children became comfortable at their relatives' house, what was the environment like?
(a) The relatives were exhausted by the children, and bickered with one another constantly.
(b) The house was full of joy.
(c) The house was a mess.
(d) The house was noisy and chaotic.

8. How did Dad assign positions on the boat to the children?
(a) According to their ages.
(b) According to their interests.
(c) According to their gender.
(d) According to their behavior.

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. What is the primary focus of Chapter 15?
(a) Good manners and house guests.
(b) Pranks and house guests.
(c) Good manners and Aunt Anne's visits.
(d) Poor manners and music lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the children during their trip home?

2. What did Dad do every summer on their family vacation?

3. At the time when Mother traveled with the children, how many children were in the Gilbreth family?

4. Initially, which child did the doctor say did not need their tonsils out?

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

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