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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children do before they left the area where they ate lunch?

2. Which of the following is an example of how Dad strived for efficiency in his life?

3. Throughout Chapter 6, what quality does Dad display with regard to his children?

4. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Whenever Mother asserted herself, how did Dad usually respond?

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

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

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

5. What did "Visiting Mrs. Murphy" mean to the Gilbreth family?

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

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

8. When the family went out for an excursion in their car, how did the children have to prepare?

9. Describe Frank Gilbreth, Sr.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing was used twice in the book to express Dad's anxieties about dying at a young age. Cite two specific examples of this from the book and how the examples foreshadowed Dad's actual death at age 55.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the symbolism which was evident when the car wouldn't start on Anne's first date. Describe Dad's emotions about the event.

Essay Topic 3

Mother and Dad had different views on how the children should be punished. Describe each of their preferred methods. Compare and contrast the methods.

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