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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is Benjamin able to find cases like his in medical journals?
(a) Yes, a dozen cases in the same hospital.
(b) Yes, only one other case.
(c) No, none.
(d) Yes, a few cases many years ago.

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

3. How does Mr. Button’s son look in the new suit?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Much younger.
(d) Ridiculous.

4. Why does Hildegarde like men who are 50?
(a) They are able to care for her financially.
(b) She is attracted to their gray hairs.
(c) She will surely outlive them.
(d) They know how to appreciate a woman.

5. What does Benjamin begin to do at the beginning of Chapter V?
(a) Apply to Yale.
(b) Get married.
(c) Attend social gatherings and work for his father.
(d) Have a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?

2. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?

3. The Sunday papers includes comical drawings of Benjamin with what part of his body attached to various animal body parts and a piece of brass?

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

5. When Benjamin mentions the word "love," what does his father think he said?

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