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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. When the children got measles, what did Dad do?

2. How did Mother and Dad often respond to the outlandish stories the media wrote about the Gilbreth family?

3. Once the children became comfortable at their relatives' house, what was the environment like?

4. What is the title of Chapter 13, "Have You Seen the Latest Model?" referring to?

5. Why did Mother leave the hospital before giving birth to her seventh child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the boat bring out Dad's sense of imaginative play?

6. When a psychologist came to visit, why did the children retaliate against her?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Mother came from a well-to-do, reserved family, the book shares how they were very accepting of Dad's boisterous personality and the lively Gilbreth clan. Discuss the irony of Mother's family's background with their acceptance of the Gilbreth family. Cite three examples of their love and acceptance.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify three themes of the book "Cheaper by the Dozen." Which theme was the strongest focus of the book? Cite five examples of this theme being used as a focus of the book.

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