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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Preface provides a glimpse into which dynamics of the Gilbreth household?
(a) Interactions with grandparents and beloved staff.
(b) Children frequently tattling on one another.
(c) Shared responsibility for their dozens of pets.
(d) Constant disorder and misbehavior.

2. What was a reason Dad drove the children to advance quickly in school?
(a) He didn't do well in school himself, and he wanted his children to do better than he did.
(b) He wanted to brag to everyone about how smart his children were.
(c) He wanted them to compete in national academic competitions.
(d) He wanted to get as many of them as possible through college before he died.

3. What do we learn about Mother during the big family outing in the car?
(a) She supported Dad's antics.
(b) She had a great sense of humor.
(c) She could quietly, yet firmly stand up for herself.
(d) She was very easy-going, and shrugged off anything she didn't approve of.

4. Which of the following is an accurate description of Dad?
(a) He was a large man who was very self-assured and successful in business.
(b) He was a short man who was confident, yet very reserved.
(c) Although he was very smart, he struggled to find success in business.
(d) He was a very serious man and didn't have a very good sense of humor.

5. What was Fred's job in the household?
(a) He was head of the Laundry Committee.
(b) He was in charge when Dad was not home.
(c) He was in charge of the dinner dishes.
(d) He was head of the Utilities Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dad tell his family he had purchased, when really he had purchased a car?

2. In the Preface, what tactic does Ernestine use in her writing to get the point across?

3. Which of the following is true about Dad's background?

4. What was one thing that Dad would not allow?

5. What did Mother do on the road trip, which the children loved and Dad admired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two examples of how Dad was intimately involved with the children's schooling?

2. What did Dad have a reputation for doing on family road trips, and how did Mother prepare for it?

3. Why did Dad name the family's first car the "Foolish Carriage"?

4. How did Dad often surprise the family?

5. How did dad surprise the family with their first car?

6. What are two examples of ways in which Dad did not allow any time to be wasted for the children?

7. In what ways did Dad demonstrate his interest in organization and time-management at home?

8. By what method did Mother and Dad choose to run the household?

9. What was the Family Council?

10. Describe Frank Gilbreth, Sr.

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