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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 decision did Dad make regarding his own surgery?
(a) He became ill watching the children's surgeries and backed out of his own.
(b) He chose not to be completely put under during the surgery.
(c) He had the oldest children assist the doctor so they could learn about operations.
(d) He chose not to have the surgery, and he would save money for his children's surgeries.

2. When Tom gave tours of the Gilbreth house while they were away, how did Mother and Dad each respond?
(a) Mother wanted to fire Tom, but Dad defended him.
(b) Mother did not like it one bit, but Dad thought it wasn't a bad idea.
(c) Dad and Mother firmly agreed that it was not appropriate for Tom to do this.
(d) Dad was furious with Tom, but Mother defended him.

3. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?
(a) Construction and Physics.
(b) History and Mathematics.
(c) Marine Biology and Physics.
(d) Morse Code and Astronomy.

4. How did the children respond when Aunt Anne made changes to the household?
(a) They spent an entire meal making her life miserable.
(b) They ignored her rules.
(c) They asked her to move in with them permanently.
(d) They played pranks on her constantly.

5. Following his filming of the surgeries, what did the photographer communicate to Dad?
(a) He forgot to take the lens cap off of the camera.
(b) He decided to pursue a career in medicine.
(c) He wanted to have a lot of children, also.
(d) One of the children broke his movie camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a tea party was thrown for Mother, what was required of the children?

2. What is the title of Chapter 13, "Have You Seen the Latest Model?" referring to?

3. What is the primary focus of Chapter 15?

4. What happened when Dad fell overboard their boat?

5. Which of Mother's plans was disrupted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How many of the children were born at home, and what was Mother's only concern about delivering them at home?

5. Why did Dad have the children collect wooden pencils?

6. How did the children get along with Mother's relatives in California?

7. How were the children trained to treat house guests?

8. Why were the children harassed at school?

9. What did the children begin to associate with Mother being pregnant?

10. Why did Dad insist on setting up movie cameras when the children had their tonsils removed?

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