2. When Mother was sick with a cold, what did the children assume about her?
(a) She would have to go to the hospital.
(b) She might die.
(c) She would have to stay in bed for a year.
(d) She was going to have another baby.

3. Where did the children have their tonsils taken out?
(a) In their home.
(b) At a specialized clinic.
(c) At a large, prestigious hospital in Chicago.
(d) At their Grandma Gilbreth's house.

4. When the family arrived to their vacation house, what did they receive in a package?
(a) Games and toys for the children.
(b) Martha's canaries.
(c) Educational materials for the children.
(d) Work from Dad's office.

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

6. What is the primary focus of Chapter 15?
(a) Good manners and Aunt Anne's visits.
(b) Pranks and house guests.
(c) Good manners and house guests.
(d) Poor manners and music lessons.

7. Which of the following is not a challenge Mother faced as she traveled with the children?
(a) Ernestine got lost at the train station.
(b) Mother was seven months pregnant.
(c) Fred was ill.
(d) Lill had a broken foot.

8. Who surprised Mother and the children on their trip home?
(a) Dad.
(b) Chew Wong.
(c) Their grandmother.
(d) Uncle Fred.

9. When the Gilbreth children visit Mother's relatives, how did they behave at first?
(a) They were on their best behavior.
(b) They disobeyed often.
(c) They were noisy and disrespectful.
(d) They were homesick and wouldn't speak to anyone.

10. When Mother and Dad returned home, what did Aunt Anne tell them about her visit with the children?
(a) She told them the children were excellent musicians now.
(b) She told them their children were the best behaved children she had ever encountered.
(c) She told them the children had been very rude.
(d) She said that everything went fine, even though it hadn't.

11. What mistake did the doctor realize when Ernestine was lying on the operating table?
(a) She had been allowed to eat a large meal before her surgery.
(b) It was she who did not need her tonsils out.
(c) He had already taken her tonsils out.
(d) He had not put her under entirely.

12. What were Mother's parents concerned about?
(a) They were concerned about Mother working so hard.
(b) They were worried about Baby Fred, who was sick.
(c) They thought the children did not feel at home.
(d) They didn't think they would be able to take a nap with all of the noise.

13. How did Dad behave on the boat?
(a) He assumed the role of a sailor, and barked orders at his crew.
(b) He pretended to be Christopher Columbus.
(c) He was anxious, and very focused on keeping the children safe.
(d) He was unusually relaxed about the children's rules and behavior.

14. Where did the family usually stay on their way to their vacation destination?
(a) A hotel in Boston.
(b) Aunt Elinor's house.
(c) A hotel in New London, Connecticut.
(d) In a small cottage beside the water.

15. Which of the following was true about Aunt Anne?
(a) She was opposed to discipline.
(b) She was funny.
(c) She was passive.
(d) She was strong-willed.