3. How do Henny, Hassie, and Old Ellen characterize Barry?
(a) As irresponsible but charming.
(b) As a nuisance.
(c) As the salt of the earth.
(d) As a stalwart supporter of the family.

4. What did Louie's mother say about Sam when she was dying?
(a) He was great with children.
(b) He would be a friend to the children.
(c) He didn't know anything about children.
(d) He had no interest in the children.

5. What does Louie make for Henny when she comes home?
(a) Tea.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Order.

6. How does the narrator say Henny treats Louie when she takes the children to Washington D.C. for shoes?
(a) She fawns over her.
(b) She trusts the children to her.
(c) She insults her constantly.
(d) She does not pay her any notice.

7. What makes Sam a hero to his department?
(a) He is appointed to an Anthropological Mission.
(b) He located an intact specimen of an extinct species.
(c) His data proved a theory.
(d) He received an award for Field Biology.

8. Where is Sam Pollit?
(a) On an expedition.
(b) He disappeared when the children were small.
(c) At work.
(d) Hunting.

9. How does Henny characterize the difference between herself and Sam?
(a) He lives in a floating cloud; she lives in the back alleys.
(b) He has control over everything; she only has control over the children, sometimes.
(c) He is always coming and going; she is trapped.
(d) He lives on the earth; she lives in the atmosphere.

10. How does the narrator characterize the Pollit children?
(a) Disobedient.
(b) Hyper.
(c) Always hungry.
(d) Civilized.

11. What is Louie like when her parents are around?
(a) Manipulative and squirrelly.
(b) Introverted and shy.
(c) Loving and friendly.
(d) Strict and overbearing.

12. Who is Hazel Moore?
(a) The steward at Monocacy.
(b) Henny's father's mistress.
(c) The housekeeper at Monocacy.
(d) The gardener at Monocacy.

13. What was David Collyer's relationship with Archie Lessinum?
(a) He employed him at one of his facilities.
(b) He employed him at Monocacy.
(c) He chose him for his daughter.
(d) Lessinum was an old enemy of Collyer's.

14. What reason does Sam give for his marriage to Henny?
(a) A sense of honor.
(b) They were in love.
(c) The marriage was arranged.
(d) Her family needed him to take care of her.

15. What does Henny say she would like to do to Sam?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Confess to him.
(c) Befriend him.
(d) Reward him for his hard work.