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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Button ask Dr. Keene, when he sees that Dr. Keene looks worried?
(a) If the baby survived.
(b) If his wife survived.
(c) If his wife had triplets.
(d) If the baby was a girl instead of a boy.

2. When they first meet in the hospital crying room, what does Mr. Button's son threaten to do?
(a) Take off the itchy blanket wrapped around him.
(b) Leave the hospital alone.
(c) Stay in the hospital forever.
(d) Scream and cry.

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

4. Why is the clerk surprised at the suit Mr. Button chooses for his son?
(a) It looks entirely too small.
(b) It is quite homely for such a wealthy man.
(c) It is meant for a small child, not a baby.
(d) It is very fancy and not appropriate for a young boy.

5. What does Mr. Button see upon entering the crying-room?
(a) A small baby boy.
(b) A young man.
(c) Triplets.
(d) An old man with a beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1860, where are most babies born?

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

3. How does Mr. Button’s son look in the new suit?

4. How is Mr. Button dressed the day his wife gives birth?

5. When does Mr. Button need to take his son home from the hospital?

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