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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 happened to the children during their trip home?
(a) They caught the whooping cough.
(b) They got lost at the train station.
(c) They were detained at the train station because they lost their tickets.
(d) They were punished for misbehaving.

2. How did the children rebel during the tea party?
(a) They played in the sprinkler and became soaking wet.
(b) They sang very loudly at the table.
(c) They snuck into the kitchen to steal sweets.
(d) They hid from their grandmother.

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

4. Which of the following does the reader learn in Chapter 14?
(a) Dad dabbled in photography, but it never became his strong passion.
(b) Mother never wanted her picture taken, but she was supportive of Dad's hobby.
(c) Dad was passionate about photography, and it sometimes hurt the family.
(d) Dad never expected the children to help him with his motion study projects.

5. What was the name of the boat Dad purchased?
(a) The Lillian.
(b) The Sailor.
(c) The Rena.
(d) The Gilbreth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the family usually stay on their way to their vacation destination?

2. Which child was the only child allowed in the kitchen with the chef?

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

4. If a child was rude while a guest was over for dinner, how did Dad respond?

5. Why did Tom build a realistic looking coffin out of a packing case?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the incident when Dad fell overboard the boat.

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

6. At what point in their relationship did Mother and Dad agree they would like a large family with twelve children?

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

8. When Mother traveled alone with the children to visit her relatives in California, what challenges did she face?

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

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

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