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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Benjamin's father sends him to Yale to take his entrance exams?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He passes and joins the freshman class.
(c) He fails miserably.
(d) He grows much younger.

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

4. Why do Benjamin and his grandfather become great friends?
(a) They both know a great deal about history.
(b) They each have no one else to talk to.
(c) They both like cigars.
(d) They enjoy discussing the events of the day.

5. When asked again how old his son is, what is Mr. Button's reply?
(a) 6 hours old.
(b) 16.
(c) 6 days old.
(d) 6 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Benjamin lose his skills on the football field?

2. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

3. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

4. How does Benjamin feel about being mistaken for his son?

5. Why does Benjamin regularly break items around the house?

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