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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjamin NOT promise to continue doing, to get from his father what he has requested?
(a) Pretending to be his age.
(b) Enlist in the army.
(c) Dying his hair.
(d) Playing with boys his age.

2. 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.

3. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?
(a) Benjamin becomes violent.
(b) He does not like Mr. Button, therefore he does not want Benjamin there.
(c) He thinks Benjamin is not intelligent enough to be at Yale.
(d) He considers him a dangerous lunatic.

4. How does Mr. Button feel about the upcoming birth of his first child?
(a) Unconcerned and blasé.
(b) Annoyed and irritated.
(c) Unnerved and anxiety-ridden.
(d) Nervous and excited.

5. How do those in society who meet Benjamin react?
(a) They ignore him completely.
(b) They look at him fearfully and run away.
(c) They politely compliment him and say how much he resembles his grandfather.
(d) They scream or cry out in horror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the downside of all of Benjamin's social commitments?

2. Why does the truth about Benjamin's birth not spread as quickly as the rumors?

3. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?

4. How is Mr. Button dressed the day his wife gives birth?

5. What creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?

(see the answer key)

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