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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Benjamin feel while waiting to meet Hildegarde?
(a) It is taking forever.
(b) Things are happening too quickly.
(c) He quickly forgets all about her.
(d) The young men stand no chance against him.

2. When the Spanish-American War breaks out, how does Benjamin feel?
(a) He is concerned about the country going to war.
(b) He is desperate to join the army.
(c) He is worried about his business.
(d) He is not interested in the war at all.

3. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?
(a) They both appear to be 50 years old.
(b) They dress very much alike.
(c) Roger has aged well.
(d) Roger has aged very quickly.

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

5. As Benjamin and Roger head home, what does Roger try to discuss?
(a) Hildegarde.
(b) The dance.
(c) School.
(d) Hardware.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin wish, regarding himself, upon meeting and speaking with Hildegarde?

2. What does Benjamin begin to do at the beginning of Chapter V?

3. What happens when Benjamin's father sends him to Yale to take his entrance exams?

4. At the age of five, what is Benjamin forced to do?

5. How does Benjamin manage to get to the train safely?

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