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

2. Which of the following was true about Dad's driving?
(a) He was a terrible driver.
(b) He was a terrific driver.
(c) He always drove very slow.
(d) He always drove very fsat.

3. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?
(a) A policeman who was taking a group of undisciplined children to an orphanage.
(b) A teacher who was taking children on a field trip.
(c) A benevolent superintendent who was taking a group of orphans out for the day.
(d) The leader of a group of circus performers.

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

5. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?
(a) Dad thought the children were very well-behaved during the outing, but Mother did not think so.
(b) Mother thought they should make the best of the outing, but Dad wanted to go home.
(c) Mother didn't think the comment made by an onlooker was funny, but Dad was amused.
(d) Dad was not amused by the comment made by an onlooker, but Mother thought it was funny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do we learn about Mother during the big family outing in the car?

3. How did Lill display a strong work ethic at the age of eight?

4. What qualities about Mother are revealed in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the difference between Mother and Dad's views on child rearing?

5. How did Mother respond when a women mistakenly though the family was a group of orphans, and Dad played along?

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

7. How was Dad raised, and how did he become successful in business at a young age?

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

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

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

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