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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?
(a) He tells him that the birth ended in tragedy.
(b) He tells him to go see for himself.
(c) He tells him they are doing just fine.
(d) He tells him he is unsure, as he was not there when the baby was born.

2. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?
(a) Dress him in boyish clothes.
(b) Cut and dye his hair.
(c) Shave off his beard.
(d) Make him wear a mask.

3. In Chapter II, how old does Mr. Button initially tell the store clerk his son is?
(a) 16.
(b) 6 hours old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 6 days old.

4. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?
(a) Reads the children's books he finds in the nursery.
(b) Sings himself to sleep.
(c) Plays with toy trains.
(d) Smokes his father's cigars.

5. What do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?
(a) They throw rocks at him.
(b) They cheer him on.
(c) They fire insults at him as he heads to the train.
(d) They ignore him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?

3. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?

4. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?

5. How do those in society who meet Benjamin react?

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