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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. Once the children became comfortable at their relatives' house, what was the environment like?
(a) The house was noisy and chaotic.
(b) The house was a mess.
(c) The house was full of joy.
(d) The relatives were exhausted by the children, and bickered with one another constantly.

2. What happened when Dad fell overboard their boat?
(a) The girls cried, and the boys laughed.
(b) He had to be rescued by the coast guard.
(c) The children were concerned that he would not surface, but then he came up smiling.
(d) Bill tried to throw him a lifesaver, and then he fell overboard as well.

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

4. 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 caught Dad with his elbows on the table.
(c) If they made it through the entire meal without being reprimanded for their manners.
(d) If Mother and Dad didn't argue about styles of discipline.

5. Once Dad became a parent, what did he quickly learn about children, which contradicted his theories?
(a) Children do not always obey their parents.
(b) Babies cry and sleep often.
(c) Children would rather play than study.
(d) Children don't talk right after birth, and they don't instinctively swim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?

2. At what point in their relationship did Mother and Dad begin to dream about having a large family?

3. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?

4. How did Uncle Fred surprise Mother and the children?

5. How did the children respond when Aunt Anne made changes to the household?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the children arrived at Mother's relatives' home, how did they behave initially?

2. What happened to Martha's canaries when they were traveling to Nantucket, Massachusetts?

3. In what condition were the children when Uncle Fred surprised them on the train, and how did he respond?

4. Where did Mother and Dad first meet, and how did he try to impress her?

5. What didn't Dad believe in, which he told the children they weren't allowed to do?

6. While the family was on summer vacation, what educational strategies did Dad employ?

7. When the children needed to have their tonsils removed, whose tonsils were removed, even though they didn't need to be?

8. When a psychologist came to visit, why did the children retaliate against her?

9. What did Dad attempt to do each year on their summer vacation, which caused tension between him and Mother?

10. What event prompted the children to loosen up and behave as they normally would?

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