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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the general try to convince Hildegarde that she should not marry Benjamin?
(a) She is too pretty for such an old man, and men of 50 have a great chance of dying.
(b) Benjamin will not love her forever, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(c) She is too pretty for such an old man, and Benjamin will not love her forever.
(d) Men of 50 have a great chance of dying, and the wholesale business is not stable.

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. How does Mr. Button react when Benjamin accidentally breaks a window in the kitchen playing with a sling shot?
(a) He is very concerned.
(b) He is very surprised.
(c) He is very pleased.
(d) He is very disappointed.

4. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Carnegie-Mellon.
(d) Yale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Button wholesale business so successful?

2. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?

3. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?

4. How does Benjamin feel about returning home after the war?

5. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,

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