1. Why is Chapter 5 entitled "Mister Chairman"?
(a) Martha wanted to be respected like the boys, and she told everyone her new name was Mister Chairman.
(b) Mother and Dad ran the household like a business, and Dad was the Chairman.
(c) Bill told Dad he wanted to be called Mister Chairman when he is grown up and successful in business.
(d) Dad enforced a new rule that the children must call him Mister Chairman instead of Dad.

2. In Chapter 16, the reader learns that Dad was concerned that he might die early. What other example of this was shared in an earlier chapter of the book?
(a) He wanted to get the children through school before he died.
(b) He wanted to be successful in business before he died.
(c) He wanted to have twelve children before he died.
(d) He wanted to buy a car, a boat, and other nice things before he died.

3. When Dad took the children to the movies on Saturdays, what did he always threaten to do?
(a) Make them leave early if they were not completely silent during the movie.
(b) Take them to the history museum instead.
(c) Leave them there, and they would have to walk home.
(d) Get upset if they begged to stay for two movies.

4. What was Dad doing when he suddenly died?
(a) He was on the telephone with Mother.
(b) He was traveling by train.
(c) He was asleep.
(d) He was holding Mother's hand.

5. Why did Tom build a realistic looking coffin out of a packing case?
(a) The family could bury their cat who had passed away.
(b) Dad planned to used it in a movie about the automatic pencil factory.
(c) The family could bury their dog who had passed away.
(d) The children could reenact a scene from their favorite book.