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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He cannot find his long pants.
(b) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.
(c) He forgot to shave.
(d) He has run out of hair dye.

2. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?
(a) Reads the children's books he finds in the nursery.
(b) Smokes his father's cigars.
(c) Sings himself to sleep.
(d) Plays with toy trains.

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

4. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?
(a) With great difficulty.
(b) Running at full speed.
(c) Walking quickly.
(d) He hails a cab to get there faster.

5. Why is war good for the Buttons?
(a) They can make a profit off of it.
(b) Much of society is distracted, so they can more easily hide the fact their infant son was born an elderly man.
(c) Mr. Button can enlist.
(d) They can send Benjamin to fight in it.

6. In 1860, where are most babies born?
(a) At home.
(b) In a birthing center.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a home for mothers.

7. What do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They throw rocks at him.
(c) They fire insults at him as he heads to the train.
(d) They cheer him on.

8. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?
(a) On a trolley.
(b) Just outside the hospital.
(c) Around the corner from his home.
(d) In a pub.

9. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?
(a) She looks frightened and shrieks that Mr. Button could go upstairs to see his child.
(b) She begins to giggle and shouts that Mr. Button could go upstairs to see his child.
(c) She faints.
(d) She begins to cry and tells Mr. Button that he could go upstairs to see his child.

10. In Chapter III, when Mr. Button finally gives in and lets Benjamin eat food, what does he allow?
(a) Crackers and cereal.
(b) Fruits and vegetables.
(c) Bread with butter and oatmeal.
(d) Cakes and cookies.

11. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?
(a) Dress him in boyish clothes.
(b) Shave off his beard.
(c) Make him wear a mask.
(d) Cut and dye his hair.

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

13. How does Mr. Button feel when the nurse confirms the bearded man is his son?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He begins to laugh.
(c) He is in shock.
(d) He is unconcerned.

14. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?
(a) His father went to Harvard.
(b) He will get more scholarship money at Harvard.
(c) He wants revenge on the mob and on Yale.
(d) Harvard is a better school than Yale.

15. What had Mr. Button been known as in college?
(a) Bob.
(b) Rog.
(c) Ruff.
(d) Cuff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?

2. How does Benjamin manage to get to the train safely?

3. What does Benjamin request of his father, now that he sees he is growing younger?

4. How does Mr. Button feel about the upcoming birth of his first child?

5. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?

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