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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?
(a) College professors.
(b) A mob of students and other community members.
(c) A pack of wolves.
(d) Small children.

2. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?
(a) His friends at school.
(b) Only the very young and old.
(c) No one.
(d) His mother.

3. By 18, how old does Benjamin look?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

4. 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 very quickly.
(d) Roger has aged well.

5. In Chapter I, the narrator states how unusual it is for a baby to be born in 1860 where?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) A barn.
(c) At home.
(d) A bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Keane turn away and mutter to himself?

2. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?

3. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?

4. What does Dr. Keane tell Mr. Button that shocks Mr. Button?

5. Why does Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?

(see the answer key)

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