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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?
(a) He is bored and not interested in attending the dance.
(b) He is very nervous.
(c) His heart beats faster and his face flushes
(d) He quickly becomes annoyed.

2. What happens when Benjamin's father sends him to Yale to take his entrance exams?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He passes and joins the freshman class.
(c) He grows much younger.
(d) He fails miserably.

3. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Carnegie-Mellon.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 40s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too worldly.
(b) They are too tired and overworked.
(c) They are too old.
(d) They are too full of stories.

5. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?
(a) He will get more scholarship money at Harvard.
(b) His father went to Harvard.
(c) Harvard is a better school than Yale.
(d) He wants revenge on the mob and on Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do others feel about Benjamin in the 1890s?

2. How is Benjamin received at home upon returning from war?

3. What creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 30s, according to Hildegarde?

5. What makes Benjamin and Hildegarde want to see each other again after meeting?

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