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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?
(a) He corrects her.
(b) He laughs at her.
(c) He becomes very nervous.
(d) He does not correct her.

2. Why does Hildegarde refuse to believe the truth about her fiancé?
(a) She cannot handle the truth.
(b) Her fiancé denies the truth.
(c) The truth is too far-fetched.
(d) There are so many false rumors flying around.

3. When they first meet in the hospital crying room, what does Mr. Button's son threaten to do?
(a) Stay in the hospital forever.
(b) Leave the hospital alone.
(c) Take off the itchy blanket wrapped around him.
(d) Scream and cry.

4. What does Roger do to try to prove that Benjamin is a young man?
(a) He publishes Benjamin’s birth certificate in the paper.
(b) He tells the story of Benjamin's experience at Yale.
(c) He tells the truth to all who will listen.
(d) He shows photographs of Benjamin as an old man.

5. Why does Benjamin's kindergarten teacher want him out of her class?
(a) He regularly drifts off to sleep.
(b) He is learning nothing and distracts the other children.
(c) He reeks of cigar smoke.
(d) He is a troublemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?

2. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?

3. How does Mr. Button's son react to the suit his father has purchased for him?

4. How does Benjamin feel on his ride home at dawn with his father after meeting Hildegarde?

5. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?

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