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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 argued with him about it.
(d) She went along with it.

2. How were paid chores assigned to the children?
(a) To those with the best grades.
(b) According to their age.
(c) To those with the best behavior.
(d) To the lowest bidder.

3. What subject was Martha particularly good at, which gained the family notoriety?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Spelling.

4. Which is an example of how Mother's approach to parenting tempered Dad's approach?
(a) Mother didn't play practical jokes on the children.
(b) Mother firmly discouraged Dad from entering Ernestine into a high level competition.
(c) Mother put her foot down when Dad would try to make the children more efficient.
(d) Mother allowed the children to break the rules sometimes so they could have fun.

5. What did Dad tell his family he had purchased, when really he had purchased a car?
(a) A puppy.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A house.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What practical joke did Dad often play on the children?

2. What was the family's code name for going to the bathroom in the woods instead of using a public restroom?

3. When the children considered what it would have been like to be an only child, what was their conclusion?

4. How did Lillian Gilbreth often begin her platform appearances?

5. Whom did Dad pretend to be after a woman commented about the children?

(see the answer key)

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