1. What did Grandma Gilbreth give to the children to help them ward off illness?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Camphor filled bags.

2. How did Dad find success and own his own contracting business by the age of 27?
(a) He followed in his father's footsteps, and he aggressively pursued a career in construction at a young age.
(b) He was a bricklayer, and he met a man who taught him how to be efficient and get promoted.
(c) He started as a bricklayer, and quickly rose in the ranks of construction by being an efficient worker.
(d) He served as an apprentice to a man who owned a contracting business.

3. 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 think this is always how the world works.
(d) The children might begin to outvote him and Mother and take over the house.

4. What method did Dad use to ensure no one forgot their hygiene or socialization?
(a) He developed a unique whistle call for each child.
(b) He gave the children rewards and treats to gently remind them.
(c) Strict discipline and accountability.
(d) He set up charts and routines to ensure efficiency.

5. How did Lill make a male house guest feel at home?
(a) She asked him to teach her how to be funny like he was.
(b) She baked cookies all by herself and gave them to him as a present.
(c) She hugged him and said he had children who loved him.
(d) She told him he was the nicest man she had ever met.