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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did the children have to do before their big family outing in the Pierce Arrow?
(a) They had to wash their faces and brush their teeth.
(b) They had to finish their chores.
(c) They had to conduct a fire drill.
(d) They had to finish their homework.

2. How were the children expected to respond when they heard the whistle?
(a) They were to come as quickly as possible.
(b) They were to start their chores.
(c) They were to go to bed.
(d) They were to shout their name to be accounted for.

3. How did Dad include his family in his work schedule?
(a) He always came home to eat lunch with the family.
(b) He held meetings with workers at his home.
(c) He called the children on the telephone to help them with their school work.
(d) He allowed the children to come to work with him when he toured factories.

4. What did Bill do on the road trip which made everyone laugh?
(a) He constantly said he was hungry.
(b) He frequently requested stops to go to the bathroom.
(c) He mimicked Mother and teased Dad.
(d) He told jokes.

5. Why is Chapter 5 entitled "Mister Chairman"?
(a) Martha wanted to be respected like the boys, and she told everyone her new name was Mister Chairman.
(b) Dad enforced a new rule that the children must call him Mister Chairman instead of Dad.
(c) Bill told Dad he wanted to be called Mister Chairman when he is grown up and successful in business.
(d) Mother and Dad ran the household like a business, and Dad was the Chairman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dad feel when their crowded car drew the attention of onlookers?

2. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?

3. Much to Dad's dismay, what happened when he attempted to build a cement bird bath?

4. How often did the Gilbreth family practice fire drills?

5. What practical joke did Dad often play on the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two examples of how Dad was intimately involved with the children's schooling?

2. What was the Family Council?

3. What did "Visiting Mrs. Murphy" mean to the Gilbreth family?

4. In the Preface of the book, what did Ernestine Carey Gilbreth share about the popularity of "Cheaper by the Dozen"?

5. In what ways did Dad demonstrate his interest in organization and time-management at home?

6. By what method did Mother and Dad choose to run the household?

7. What key elements of the book were introduced in the Preface of "Cheaper by the Dozen"?

8. How did Lill earn a pair of roller skates when she was eight years old?

9. Why did Dad name the family's first car the "Foolish Carriage"?

10. How did Dad often surprise the family?

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