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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Benjamin unable to focus on his father's conversation on the way back home?
(a) He wants to focus on business for the next day.
(b) He wants to discuss the business connections he made at the dance.
(c) He is not able take his mind off the lovely Hildegarde.
(d) He is considering applying to Harvard.

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

3. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He cannot find his long pants.
(b) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.
(c) He forgot to shave.
(d) He has run out of hair dye.

4. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?
(a) He is really Roger’s father.
(b) He has two devil horns on his head.
(c) He is John Wilkes Boothe in disguise.
(d) He has a very rare growth condition.

5. What is the problem with men who are in their 30s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too full of stories.
(b) They are too old.
(c) They are too worldly.
(d) They are too tired and overworked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with men who are in their 40s, according to Hildegarde?

2. In Chapter I, the narrator states how unusual it is for a baby to be born in 1860 where?

3. How old is Benjamin in Chapter V?

4. Is Benjamin able to find cases like his in medical journals?

5. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?

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