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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?
(a) 17.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 7 hours.

2. What is the relationship between Benjamin and his father by Chapter V?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Very loving.
(d) Uncomfortable.

3. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,
(a) They never remember the events surrounding Benjamin's birth.
(b) No time at all.
(c) A little time.
(d) A long time.

4. How does Benjamin feel on his ride home at dawn with his father after meeting Hildegarde?
(a) Bored.
(b) Annoyed he cannot see Hildegarde later that day.
(c) Filled with love for Hildegarde.
(d) Exhausted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

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

3. What does Mr. Button assume has happened, regarding his child and what he sees in the crying-room?

4. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?

5. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?

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