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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. How did Lillian Gilbreth often begin her platform appearances?

2. What was Dad's favorite part of their first car?

3. Which of the following was true of Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank Bunker Gilbreth?

4. What was Dad's view of religious training?

5. When the children considered what it would have been like to be an only child, what was their conclusion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between Mother and Dad's views on child rearing?

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

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

4. How did Mother and Dad each feel about religious training for the children?

5. When a woman mistakenly thought the family was a group of orphans, how did Dad respond?

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

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

8. Why did Dad name the family's first car the "Foolish Carriage"?

9. What did Dad have a reputation for doing on family road trips, and how did Mother prepare for it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family often received publicity. This sometimes resulted in the children being harassed or embarrassed at school. Discuss the unique challenges the children faced growing up in a large family which was observed very closely by onlookers.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Dad displayed a unique balance between his sense of humor and love for practical jokes and his leadership as a strict taskmaster. Discuss Dad's personality and how it influenced his family.

Essay Topic 3

Mother and Dad ran the household like a business and diligently worked to instill a strong work ethic into the children. Discuss what it means to have a strong work ethic. Cite three examples of Mother and Dad striving to instill this trait into the children.

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