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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What volunteer work was Mother involved in?
(a) She was active in Sunday school work and served on several committees.
(b) She volunteered in the town library.
(c) She was involved in local politics and served on a campaign committee.
(d) She made quilts for those less fortunate.

2. Although Dad enforced a majority rule system in the house, what was he growing concerned about at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The children might begin to join together to vote for big issues such as bobbed hair and stockings.
(b) The children might think this is always how the world works.
(c) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.
(d) The children might not learn to understand that no means no.

3. Who surprised Mother and the children on their trip home?
(a) Their grandmother.
(b) Uncle Fred.
(c) Chew Wong.
(d) Dad.

4. How did Mother approach her disagreement with Dad in a particular area of parenting?
(a) She went behind his back and did things differently.
(b) She quietly resented him for it.
(c) She went along with it.
(d) She argued with him about it.

5. What method did Dad use with the children to reinforce that they work hard in school?
(a) He signed them up for classes below their grade level.
(b) He made them meet with the principal once a week.
(c) He rewarded them heavily.
(d) He punished them often.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dad have a tendency to do on road trips?

2. Why is Chapter 5 entitled "Mister Chairman"?

3. In Chapter 8, to where did Mother travel with the children?

4. While the family ate lunch, how did Dad use the time to educate the children?

5. How did Lill make a male house guest feel at home?

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