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

2. What practical joke did Dad often play on the children?
(a) He would blow the whistle to get their attention and then say "Just joking!"
(b) He would tell them they couldn't have dessert, but then he would take them out for ice cream.
(c) He would tell them to look in the engine of the car for a birdie, and then he would honk the horn to scare them.
(d) He would tell them he had a lavish surprise for them, but he really had nothing.

3. Whom did the townspeople play a joke on?
(a) On a newcomer who was connected to a national birth control organization.
(b) On the Sunday school teacher.
(c) On Mother, because she was usually so quiet and serious.
(d) On Dad, because he was connected to a national hunting organization.

4. What activity took place at mealtime?
(a) Each family member took turns telling a story about their day.
(b) Dad would play classical records and teach the children about the composer and the history of the music.
(c) They would play math tricks to learn multiplication.
(d) Dad quizzed the children with science and history trivia.

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