1. When the children had their tonsils taken out, what did Dad do?
(a) He dressed up as a clown to make them feel better.
(b) He didn't allow them to rest very long afterward, so they could learn to recover quickly.
(c) He observed the surgeries and became ill.
(d) He decided to conduct a study of motion during operations.

2. When the children considered what it would have been like to be an only child, what was their conclusion?
(a) They were happy to have siblings, but wished they were either all boys or all girls.
(b) The boys were happy to have siblings, but the girls each wished they were an only child.
(c) They were happy to have siblings.
(d) They each wished they were an only child.

3. What elements of the novel does Ernestine Gilbreth Carey introduce in the Preface of the book?
(a) Detailed accounts of the personality of each member of the Gilbreth family.
(b) Her parents and a detailed account of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.
(c) Her parents, the household dynamics of the Gilbreth family, and the popularity of the book.
(d) Each of the lessons learned in the Gilbreth household as the children grew up.

4. What did Dad do every summer on their family vacation?
(a) He tried to teach Mother how to swim.
(b) He took a nap every day.
(c) He played the guitar and sang songs with the children.
(d) He talked about moving the family there permanently.

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