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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?
(a) He is filled with dread.
(b) He is at his wits' end.
(c) He is embarassed.
(d) He cheers up.

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

4. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?
(a) 6 days old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 6 hours old.
(d) 16.

5. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?
(a) Yes, instantly.
(b) Yes, but only after a great deal of exlanation.
(c) No, not at all.
(d) No, not at first.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Benjamin's height?

2. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?

3. Around what age does Benjamin first notice he has grown younger?

4. What is Mr. Button's first name?

5. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?

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