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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?
(a) Around the corner from his home.
(b) In a pub.
(c) Just outside the hospital.
(d) On a trolley.

2. What does Dr. Keane turn away and mutter to himself?
(a) He is worried this case will ruin him.
(b) Expectant fathers are so irritating.
(c) He is exhausted.
(d) He is tired of delivering babies.

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

4. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?
(a) He cheers up.
(b) He is embarassed.
(c) He is at his wits' end.
(d) He is filled with dread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?

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

3. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?

4. Why does Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?

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

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