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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter I, the narrator states how unusual it is for a baby to be born in 1860 where?
(a) At home.
(b) In a hospital.
(c) A barn.
(d) A bedroom.

2. How does the narrator describe Benjamin's height?
(a) Tall and straight.
(b) Stooped and curved to the right.
(c) Very short.
(d) 5'8" and stooped.

3. In Chapter II, how old does Mr. Button initially tell the store clerk his son is?
(a) 6 hours old.
(b) 6 days old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 16.

4. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A cane.
(c) Candy.
(d) Milk.

5. What does Benjamin NOT promise to continue doing, to get from his father what he has requested?
(a) Pretending to be his age.
(b) Dying his hair.
(c) Playing with boys his age.
(d) Enlist in the army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?

3. Why is the clerk surprised at the suit Mr. Button chooses for his son?

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

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

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