3. Why does Dr. Cordiner resent Wilbur and Eliza?
(a) Their family is rich.
(b) Their ugliness.
(c) Their effortless brilliance.
(d) Their refusal to play small.

4. How old is Wilbur at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 68.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

5. Melody buries her stillborn baby in what?
(a) A shoe box.
(b) A humidor box.
(c) A tin can.
(d) A coffin.

6. As a child, what is Eliza especially good at?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Solving problems.
(d) Quantum physics.

7. Who do Melody and Isadore believe is the most important being in history?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Wilbur.
(c) Santa Claus.
(d) All of these.

8. In Chapter 5, Wilbur expresses hope that Dr. Mott felt what for him and his sister?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Respect.
(d) Envy.

9. Instead of going to bed on their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza do what to their parents?
(a) Slash their tires.
(b) Spy on them.
(c) Put bugs in their bed.
(d) Short sheet their bed.

10. From where does Eliza conduct interviews regarding her inheritance?
(a) A confessional booth.
(b) Her home.
(c) The mansion's front lawn.
(d) The asylum.

11. Who is the first person in the household staff to learn Wilbur and Eliza are smart?
(a) Dr. Cordiner.
(b) Dr. Mott.
(c) Oveta Cooper.
(d) Their parents do it for them.

12. To their parents, what is different about Wilbur and Eliza on their 15th birthday?
(a) They seem beautiful.
(b) They do not want presents.
(c) They seem grown.
(d) They look alike.

13. During the Prologue, what does Kurt daydream about on the plane ride?
(a) His upcoming novel.
(b) His future bride.
(c) His brother's retirement.
(d) A plane crash.

14. What famous storybook does Eliza relate to when Wilbur reads it to her?
(a) The Snowy Day.
(b) The Ugly Duckling.
(c) Goodnight Moon.
(d) All of these.

15. When Wilbur turns 15, what nation is excelling in science?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States.