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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the downside of all of Benjamin's social commitments?
(a) They are destroying his relationship with his son.
(b) They put a toll on him physically.
(c) They are sending him into poverty.
(d) They put a toll on his success at work.

2. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?
(a) Dress him in boyish clothes.
(b) Shave off his beard.
(c) Make him wear a mask.
(d) Cut and dye his hair.

3. What does Mr. Button NOT bring home for Benjamin in Chapter III?
(a) Stuffed animals.
(b) Toy trains.
(c) Toy soldiers.
(d) Activities for grown men.

4. What is the reason Benjamin joins the army?
(a) He is unhappy at home with his wife.
(b) All of his friends are enlisting.
(c) He is drafted.
(d) He is encouraged by his father.

5. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He cannot find his long pants.
(b) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.
(c) He forgot to shave.
(d) He has run out of hair dye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?

2. How does Benjamin feel about returning home after the war?

3. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

4. in Chapter VIII, after returning downstairs from seeing himself in the mirror, how does Hildegarde seem?

5. At the end of Chapter VIII, what is the only problem that Benjamin has, according to the narrator?

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