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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 Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?
(a) So he can send him to Yale.
(b) So he can make him his junior.
(c) Because he prefers boys to girls.
(d) So he can take over the family business.

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

3. How does Dr. Keene seem when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?
(a) Concerned.
(b) Sad.
(c) Elated.
(d) Irritated.

4. When does Mr. Button need to take his son home from the hospital?
(a) This very moment.
(b) Today, and as soon as possible.
(c) Never.
(d) Within the week.

5. Who gives Benjamin the idea that he should go to Harvard?
(a) Mr. Hart.
(b) A member of the mob.
(c) Mr. Button.
(d) One of his instructors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?

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

3. What is Mr. Button's first name?

4. What does Mr. Button ask Dr. Keene, when he sees that Dr. Keene looks worried?

5. How does Mr. Button feel about the upcoming birth of his first child?

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