1. Which of the following is not a reason that the family outing was a disaster?
(a) The car engine failed, and they could not drive home.
(b) The girls were embarrassed by their clothes.
(c) The boys started goofing off.
(d) Mother was not amused by Dad's antics.

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

3. Which of the following was true of Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank Bunker Gilbreth?
(a) Frank had a great sense of humor, while Lillian was always very serious.
(b) Before he met Lillian, Frank was a reserved and quiet man.
(c) Frank didn't want as large a family as Lillian did, but he wanted to make her happy.
(d) They were quite different from each other, but very similar in their love for children.

4. Whom did the townspeople play a joke on?
(a) On the Sunday school teacher.
(b) On a newcomer who was connected to a national birth control organization.
(c) On Dad, because he was connected to a national hunting organization.
(d) On Mother, because she was usually so quiet and serious.

5. 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) Detailed timeline of the birth of each child in the Gilbreth family.
(d) Highly sophisticated language.