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

2. What happened to the children during their trip home?

3. At the time when Mother traveled with the children, how many children were in the Gilbreth family?

4. How did Uncle Fred surprise Mother and the children?

5. When Tom gave tours of the Gilbreth house while they were away, how did Mother and Dad each respond?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the children needed to have their tonsils removed, whose tonsils were removed, even though they didn't need to be?

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

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

5. Why did Dad purchase a boat, and what was the name of the boat?

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

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

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

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

10. What didn't Dad believe in, which he told the children they weren't allowed to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing was used twice in the book to express Dad's anxieties about dying at a young age. Cite two specific examples of this from the book and how the examples foreshadowed Dad's actual death at age 55.

Essay Topic 2

The book ended with a quote from Dad which summarized his obsession with saving time. When asked what people should save time for, how did Dad respond? What did his response indicate about his priorities? Discuss Dad's priorities and heart for his family. Explain how his views influenced his career and home life.

Essay Topic 3

The book "Cheaper by the Dozen" became very popular around the world. Discuss the popularity of the book. Speculate on why people are drawn to the stories about the Gilbreth family.

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