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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who escorts Benjamin home from the train station after returning from war?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) A brass band.
(d) His friends.

2. How does the colonel initially respond to Benjamin in Chapter X?
(a) He is annoyed.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is concerned.
(d) He is amused.

3. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?
(a) 18th and 21st.
(b) 5th and 12.
(c) 12th and 21st.
(d) 8th and 10th.

4. As Benjamin and Roger head home, what does Roger try to discuss?
(a) School.
(b) Hildegarde.
(c) Hardware.
(d) The dance.

5. How is Mr. Button dressed the day his wife gives birth?
(a) In his smoking jacket.
(b) Disheveled.
(c) In pajamas.
(d) Impeccably.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Benjamin’s classmates begin to consider Benjamin a bit of a prodigy?

2. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?

3. What does the nurse suggest that Mr. Button do, so he can take his son home?

4. What is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?

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

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