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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?
(a) 6 days old.
(b) 16.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 6 hours old.

2. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?
(a) They both appear to be 50 years old.
(b) Roger has aged very quickly.
(c) They dress very much alike.
(d) Roger has aged well.

3. In which period does this story begin?
(a) The antebellum period.
(b) The Interwar Era.
(c) The Reconstruction Era.
(d) The Civil War period.

4. What is the socioeconomic status of the Mr. Button and his family?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Upper class.
(c) Poor.
(d) Working class.

5. What does Benjamin request of his father, now that he sees he is growing younger?
(a) A new hair style.
(b) A beard.
(c) Different hair dye.
(d) Long pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?

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

3. How does Mr. Button continue to try to make his elderly son act like a baby?

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 40s, according to Hildegarde?

5. In Chapter III, when Mr. Button finally gives in and lets Benjamin eat food, what does he allow?

(see the answer key)

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