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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 elements of the novel does Ernestine Gilbreth Carey introduce in the Preface of the book?

2. While the family ate lunch, how did Dad use the time to educate the children?

3. How did Dad respond when Bill played a practical joke on him?

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

5. Although Dad enforced a majority rule system in the house, what was he growing concerned about at the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When the Gilbreth's went out in their car, how did Dad handle the attention they received from onlookers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mother and Dad were raised differently and developed different personalities as a result. Compare and contrast Mother and Dad from this point of view.

Essay Topic 2

Dad's desire to have his children excel sometimes superseded the well-being of the children. Discuss three examples of this from the book.

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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