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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?
(a) Walking quickly.
(b) With great difficulty.
(c) Running at full speed.
(d) He hails a cab to get there faster.

3. 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.

4. Where do the Buttons live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

5. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?
(a) 17.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Button react when he sees Dr. Keene?

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

3. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?

4. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?

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

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