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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 do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They throw rocks at him.
(c) They cheer him on.
(d) They fire insults at him as he heads to the train.

2. What does the nurse suggest that Mr. Button do, so he can take his son home?
(a) Call a cab.
(b) Go shopping for clothes for him.
(c) Calm him down.
(d) Talk some sense into him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Benjamin headed at the end of Chapter IV?

2. By 18, how old does Benjamin look?

3. In Chapter II, how old does Mr. Button initially tell the store clerk his son is?

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

5. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?

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