1. What influence did Dad's work life have on his home life?
(a) He never mixed the two because they were so different.
(b) He wanted all of the children to become engineers one day.
(c) He was always serious at home, so the children would know he was in charge.
(d) He analyzed the inner workings of his household to establish optimal time management techniques.

2. Throughout Chapter 6, what quality does Dad display with regard to his children?
(a) Dedication to educating them whenever he could.
(b) Intolerance for their lack of interest in education.
(c) Patience, allowing his children to play when they're young and be educated when they're older.
(d) Passiveness about his children's education.

3. In the Preface, what tactic does Ernestine use in her writing to get the point across?
(a) Anecdotes to amuse the reader.
(b) Poetry to make the writing rhythmic and engaging.
(c) Highly sophisticated language.
(d) Detailed timeline of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.

4. What did Frank Gilbreth, Sr. do when a child or group of children did something that pleased him?
(a) He told them elaborate, creative bedtime stories.
(b) He let them skip their chores for one day.
(c) He gave them treats and rewards.
(d) He took them out to dinner.

5. 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 not learn to understand that no means no.
(c) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.
(d) The children might think this is always how the world works.