1. What unusual characteristic did Dad portray when contemplating the future?
(a) He was anxious.
(b) He was somber.
(c) He was scared.
(d) He was weepy.

2. Much to Dad's dismay, what happened when he attempted to build a cement bird bath?
(a) Bill built one also, but much faster than Dad.
(b) The children ran into it while playing and ruined it.
(c) The children told him they thought it was a boring project.
(d) He used too much sand, and it fell apart when he took it out of the mold.

3. How did Lill display a strong work ethic at the age of eight?
(a) She completed a very tough chore to earn a little money toward some roller skates.
(b) She refused to allow her parents to buy her some roller skates, because she wanted to earn them.
(c) She started a lemonade stand business so she could buy some roller skates.
(d) She asked a store owner if she could earn a pair of roller skates by working around his shop.

4. What gender did Dad want their first child to be?
(a) He desperately wanted a girl.
(b) Whatever Mother wanted.
(c) He insisted that he didn't care whether it was a boy or a girl.
(d) He desperately wanted a boy.

5. What did Mother and Dad disagree about?
(a) Mother thought they should make the best of the outing, but Dad wanted to go home.
(b) Dad was not amused by the comment made by an onlooker, but Mother thought it was funny.
(c) Dad thought the children were very well-behaved during the outing, but Mother did not think so.
(d) Mother didn't think the comment made by an onlooker was funny, but Dad was amused.