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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) His unborn grandchildren.
(d) Benjamin.

2. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?
(a) He is not sure what to feed him.
(b) He has never held a newborn baby before.
(c) He has nowhere for him to sleep.
(d) He does not know how he can walk through the streets and introduce this old man as his newborn son.

3. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,
(a) No time at all.
(b) A little time.
(c) They never remember the events surrounding Benjamin's birth.
(d) A long time.

4. Where is Benjamin headed at the end of Chapter IV?
(a) To Harvard.
(b) To New York City.
(c) Back home to Baltimore.
(d) To Boston.

5. How does Benjamin try to act regarding Hildegarde?
(a) Young, even though he appears old.
(b) Cool and calm.
(c) Unhappy and disinterested.
(d) Excited and enthusiastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?

2. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?

3. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?

4. Who is Hildegarde Moncrief?

5. Why does Benjamin's kindergarten teacher want him out of her class?

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