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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. What concern did Mother have about giving birth at home?
(a) Dad might interfere too much.
(b) The new baby might not be able to sleep in such a busy household.
(c) Her screams might scare the children.
(d) She might not be able to rest afterward.

2. When the family arrived to their vacation house, what did they receive in a package?
(a) Educational materials for the children.
(b) Games and toys for the children.
(c) Work from Dad's office.
(d) Martha's canaries.

3. While on the boat with the children, how did Dad fall overboard?
(a) He was hit by the boom.
(b) He was trying to save Lill, who nearly fell overboard herself.
(c) He tripped over a rope.
(d) He was trying to demonstrate proper boat safety, and he slipped.

4. How did the children respond when Aunt Anne made changes to the household?
(a) They ignored her rules.
(b) They asked her to move in with them permanently.
(c) They spent an entire meal making her life miserable.
(d) They played pranks on her constantly.

5. What method did Dad use to reinforce the importance of social poise?
(a) Verbal praise.
(b) Rewards.
(c) Verbal reprimands.
(d) Corporal punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't Dad believe in?

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

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

4. What lessons did Dad conduct with the children on their vacation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At what point in their relationship did Mother and Dad agree they would like a large family with twelve children?

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

3. In what condition were the children when Uncle Fred surprised them on the train, and how did he respond?

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

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

6. What did Dad attempt to do each year on their summer vacation, which caused tension between him and Mother?

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

8. Why were the children harassed at school?

9. What happened to Martha's canaries when they were traveling to Nantucket, Massachusetts?

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

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