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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter VIII, how does Hildegarde welcome Benjamin home?
(a) With a large banner.
(b) With a party thrown in his honor.
(c) With the waving of a large silk flag.
(d) With divorce papers.

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

3. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?
(a) The mob and Yale will regret what they have said and done to him.
(b) Nay, nay, nay, na boo boo!
(c) Nothing, as he cowers in his seat.
(d) Expletives.

4. The Sunday papers includes comical drawings of Benjamin with what part of his body attached to various animal body parts and a piece of brass?
(a) His head.
(b) His arms.
(c) His legs.
(d) His torso.

5. Who is Hildegarde Moncrief?
(a) A beautiful young orphan.
(b) A young widow.
(c) The cousin of the Shevlins.
(d) The daughter of General Moncrief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?

3. Who gives Benjamin the idea that he should go to Harvard?

4. How old is Benjamin in Chapter V?

5. When does Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails happen?

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