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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Button see upon entering the crying-room?
(a) Triplets.
(b) An old man with a beard.
(c) A young man.
(d) A small baby boy.

2. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?
(a) She is silent and in shock.
(b) She faints.
(c) She chides him for what he has done to the hospital’s reputation.
(d) She begins to cry.

3. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?
(a) He covers his head with a hat.
(b) He dyes his hair.
(c) He makes his son wear a mask.
(d) He hastily cuts off his long beard.

4. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) Yes, but only after a great deal of exlanation.
(c) No, not at first.
(d) Yes, instantly.

5. In Chapter II, how old does Mr. Button initially tell the store clerk his son is?
(a) 16.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 6 hours old.
(d) 6 days old.

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

7. What does Mr. Button NOT bring home for Benjamin in Chapter III?
(a) Activities for grown men.
(b) Stuffed animals.
(c) Toy trains.
(d) Toy soldiers.

8. When they first meet in the hospital crying room, what does Mr. Button's son threaten to do?
(a) Take off the itchy blanket wrapped around him.
(b) Stay in the hospital forever.
(c) Leave the hospital alone.
(d) Scream and cry.

9. In which period does this story begin?
(a) The Interwar Era.
(b) The Civil War period.
(c) The antebellum period.
(d) The Reconstruction Era.

10. 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.

11. What does Mr. Button assume has happened, regarding his child and what he sees in the crying-room?
(a) He is having a nightmare.
(b) His child has been accidentally switched with someone else's.
(c) The nurse is confused.
(d) A prank has been played on him.

12. What does Mr. Button say, in Chapter II, he will call his son?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Noah.
(d) Benjamin.

13. In Chapter I, the narrator states how unusual it is for a baby to be born in 1860 where?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) A barn.
(c) At home.
(d) A bedroom.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?

3. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?

4. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?

5. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?

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