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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?
(a) She was strong-willed.
(b) She was funny.
(c) She was opposed to discipline.
(d) She was passive.

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

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

5. Which of Mother's plans was disrupted?
(a) She wanted the children to have a good meal on the train.
(b) She wanted to take the children to a surprise destination.
(c) She wanted to surprise Dad with a visit from the children.
(d) She wanted the children to be clean and orderly when they reached their destination.

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

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

8. 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) The family could bury their cat who had passed away.
(d) Dad planned to used it in a movie about the automatic pencil factory.

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

10. What did the children consider to be a great triumph at the dinner table?
(a) If Bill remembered to eat with his mouth closed.
(b) If they made it through the entire meal without being reprimanded for their manners.
(c) If Mother and Dad didn't argue about styles of discipline.
(d) If they caught Dad with his elbows on the table.

11. 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 ignored her rules.
(c) They asked her to move in with them permanently.
(d) They played pranks on her constantly.

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lill make a male house guest feel at home?

2. When the family arrived to their vacation house, what did they receive in a package?

3. What mistake did the doctor realize when Ernestine was lying on the operating table?

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

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

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