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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?
(a) She believes he is choosing to age backwards.
(b) She is in love with another man.
(c) She thinks Benjamin should undergo surgery to look older.
(d) She is afraid of him, now that she realizes his aging condition is real.

2. How do others feel about Benjamin in the 1890s?
(a) They have no feelings towards him and ignore him.
(b) They are sill leery of him.
(c) They are envious of how well he is aging.
(d) They worry about him.

3. What does Mr. Button NOT bring home for Benjamin in Chapter III?
(a) Stuffed animals.
(b) Activities for grown men.
(c) Toy trains.
(d) Toy soldiers.

4. Why does Benjamin have an unusual and new reaction when arriving at the dance in Chapter V?
(a) He would rather be at home with his mother.
(b) He is not used to having to wait.
(c) He sees a beautiful young woman descend from the carriage with her family.
(d) He has been to very few dances.

5. What had Mr. Button been known as in college?
(a) Cuff.
(b) Rog.
(c) Bob.
(d) Ruff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Button wholesale business so successful?

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

3. In what year is Roscoe’s first child born?

4. In Chapter X, how long has it been since Benjamin last shaved?

5. At the age of five, what is Benjamin forced to do?

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