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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. When people questioned why the car was so crowded with children, how did Dad respond?
(a) He jokingly said that the dozen children were for sale, and cheaper if they bought the car too.
(b) He angrily told them to mind their own business.
(c) He cheerfully informed them that children come cheaper by the dozen.
(d) He said that if it would have been cheaper to purchase a dozen cars, then he would have done so.

2. Much to Dad's dismay, what happened when he attempted to build a cement bird bath?
(a) He used too much sand, and it fell apart when he took it out of the mold.
(b) Bill built one also, but much faster than Dad.
(c) The children ran into it while playing and ruined it.
(d) The children told him they thought it was a boring project.

3. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?
(a) History.
(b) Spelling.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

4. Which of the following is not a reason that the family outing was a disaster?
(a) The boys started goofing off.
(b) Mother was not amused by Dad's antics.
(c) The car engine failed, and they could not drive home.
(d) The girls were embarrassed by their clothes.

5. Why did Dad name their first car "Foolish Carriage"?
(a) He thought it was foolish to own a car when he had so many children.
(b) He thought he looked foolish in it.
(c) He thought it was a foolish invention.
(d) He didn't think he should purchase it, but he needed it for his large family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What elements of the novel does Ernestine Gilbreth Carey introduce in the Preface of the book?

2. What was one thing that Dad would not allow?

3. What activity took place at mealtime?

4. Why did Dad feel it was important to conduct a roll call before leaving on their family outing?

5. How were the children expected to respond when they heard the whistle?

Short Essay Questions

1. When a woman mistakenly thought the family was a group of orphans, how did Dad respond?

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

3. How did Mother and Dad each strive to educate the children while they ate lunch on their road trips?

4. When the family went out for an excursion in their car, how did the children have to prepare?

5. What are two examples of ways in which Dad did not allow any time to be wasted for the children?

6. How did dad surprise the family with their first car?

7. How did Mother and Dad each feel about religious training for the children?

8. When the Gilbreth's went out in their car, how did Dad handle the attention they received from onlookers?

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

10. What happened when Dad attempted to build a cement bird bath, and how did he feel about it?

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