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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He forgot to shave.
(b) He cannot find his long pants.
(c) He has run out of hair dye.
(d) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.

2. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?
(a) He is very nervous.
(b) He quickly becomes annoyed.
(c) His heart beats faster and his face flushes
(d) He is bored and not interested in attending the dance.

3. What does Roger do to try to prove that Benjamin is a young man?
(a) He tells the truth to all who will listen.
(b) He publishes Benjamin’s birth certificate in the paper.
(c) He shows photographs of Benjamin as an old man.
(d) He tells the story of Benjamin's experience at Yale.

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 60s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too close to 70.
(b) They are too tired and overworked.
(c) They are too worldly.
(d) They are too full of stories.

5. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?
(a) With great difficulty.
(b) Running at full speed.
(c) Walking quickly.
(d) He hails a cab to get there faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the whole of society, including the General, feel about Hildegarde marrying a man of 50?

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

3. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?

4. In Chapter I, the narrator states how unusual it is for a baby to be born in 1860 where?

5. Is Benjamin able to find cases like his in medical journals?

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