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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Benjamin's kindergarten teacher want him out of her class?
(a) He regularly drifts off to sleep.
(b) He reeks of cigar smoke.
(c) He is learning nothing and distracts the other children.
(d) He is a troublemaker.

2. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

4. In Chapter VIII, how does Hildegarde welcome Benjamin home?
(a) With the waving of a large silk flag.
(b) With a party thrown in his honor.
(c) With a large banner.
(d) With divorce papers.

5. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?
(a) Only the very young and old.
(b) His friends at school.
(c) His mother.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the problem with men who are in their 60s, according to Hildegarde?

3. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?

4. In all the journals, Benjamin begins to be known as what?

5. Upon returning from Harvard, what does Roscoe insist Benjamin wear?

(see the answer key)

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