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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 does Benjamin's kindergarten teacher want him out of her class?
(a) He regularly drifts off to sleep.
(b) He is a troublemaker.
(c) He is learning nothing and distracts the other children.
(d) He reeks of cigar smoke.

2. Why do Benjamin and his grandfather become great friends?
(a) They both know a great deal about history.
(b) They enjoy discussing the events of the day.
(c) They both like cigars.
(d) They each have no one else to talk to.

3. How does Benjamin manage to get to the train safely?
(a) He is escorted by the police.
(b) He hails a cab.
(c) He runs.
(d) He takes a shortcut.

4. How does Mr. Button react when Benjamin accidentally breaks a window in the kitchen playing with a sling shot?
(a) He is very surprised.
(b) He is very disappointed.
(c) He is very concerned.
(d) He is very pleased.

5. How does Mr. Button continue to try to make his elderly son act like a baby?
(a) By forcing him to say, "Goo goo gah gah."
(b) By forcing him to listen to his father sing nursery rhymes.
(c) By forcing him to sit on his lap in a rocking chair.
(d) By forcing him to play with rattles and drink milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?

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

3. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?

4. Is Benjamin able to find cases like his in medical journals?

5. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

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