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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 were Mother's parents concerned about?

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

3. Which of the following does the reader learn in Chapter 14?

4. What did Dad do every summer on their family vacation?

5. While on the boat with the children, how did Dad fall overboard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Dad reinforce the importance of good table manners?

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

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

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

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

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

8. While the family was on summer vacation, what educational strategies did Dad employ?

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

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

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

Although Mother was generally reserved and quiet, throughout the book the authors made a point of sharing anecdotes which presented Mother's sense of humor and appreciation for a good joke. Identify three examples of this from the book, and discuss how this trait blends well with Mother's personality.

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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