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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 is the primary focus of Chapter2?
(a) The reader learns more about Dad's work life.
(b) The reader learns that Dad has a bad temper and little sense of humor.
(c) The reader learns more about the impractical and fun loving side of Dad.
(d) The reader learned more about the practical and strict side of Dad.

2. Using a method he designed, what experiment did Dad conduct with the children?
(a) He attempted to teach them how to write in cursive.
(b) He attempted to teach them how to sing in harmony.
(c) He attempted to teach them how to build a bird house.
(d) He attempted to teach them how to type.

3. How often did the Gilbreth family practice fire drills?
(a) Every day.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

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

5. Although Dad enforced a majority rule system in the house, what was he growing concerned about at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.
(b) The children might begin to join together to vote for big issues such as bobbed hair and stockings.
(c) The children might think this is always how the world works.
(d) The children might not learn to understand that no means no.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a reason that the family outing was a disaster?

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

3. Which is an example of how Mother and Dad allowed the children to have a say in the running of the household?

4. How did Mother approach her disagreement with Dad in a particular area of parenting?

5. What influence did Dad's work life have on his home life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Frank Gilbreth, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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