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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. Which of the following is true about when Dad first met Mother's family?

2. Which of Mother's plans was disrupted?

3. How did the children rebel during the tea party?

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

5. What did the children's peers at school harass them about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was it about Dad's passion for photography which bothered the children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why were the children harassed at school?

10. When the children arrived at Mother's relatives' home, how did they behave initially?

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Dad's desire to have his children excel sometimes superseded the well-being of the children.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

The Gilbreth family was close knit. The children often teamed up together for fun, entertainment, education, rebellion, or pranks. Cite five examples of the children teaming up together and discuss the value of these relationships.

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