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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Benjamin feel about being mistaken for his son?
(a) He hates it.
(b) It scares him.
(c) He enjoys it.
(d) He thinks nothing of it.

2. What other leadership roles, besides captain, does Benjamin hold by the end of the war?
(a) Lieutenant-colonel and colonel.
(b) Brigadier general and general.
(c) Colonel and brigadier general.
(d) Major and lieutenant-colonel.

3. What is the downside of all of Benjamin's social commitments?
(a) They put a toll on him physically.
(b) They put a toll on his success at work.
(c) They are sending him into poverty.
(d) They are destroying his relationship with his son.

4. in Chapter VIII, after returning downstairs from seeing himself in the mirror, how does Hildegarde seem?
(a) Worried.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Annoyed.

5. How does the whole of society, including the General, feel about Hildegarde marrying a man of 50?
(a) Quite appropriate.
(b) So interesting.
(c) Such a good match.
(d) Such a loss.

6. When did the Spanish-American War break out?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1897.

7. When Benjamin mentions the word "love," what does his father think he said?
(a) Life.
(b) Lid.
(c) Lug.
(d) Low.

8. Much of Benjamin’s life had improved over the years, except what?
(a) He is not as close to his father as he once was.
(b) He does not have a strong bond with his son.
(c) He is not as wealthy as he would like to be.
(d) He is no longer attracted to his wife.

9. Why does Hildegarde refuse to believe the truth about her fiancé?
(a) There are so many false rumors flying around.
(b) The truth is too far-fetched.
(c) Her fiancé denies the truth.
(d) She cannot handle the truth.

10. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?
(a) Roger has aged well.
(b) They dress very much alike.
(c) They both appear to be 50 years old.
(d) Roger has aged very quickly.

11. What do Benjamin and Hildegarde plan to do to continue their discussion?
(a) Meet for tea the following week.
(b) Go for a walk the next day.
(c) Attend church together on Sunday.
(d) Go for a drive the following Sunday.

12. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?
(a) 2.
(b) Their entire dance cards.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

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

14. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?
(a) He is bored and not interested in attending the dance.
(b) He quickly becomes annoyed.
(c) He is very nervous.
(d) His heart beats faster and his face flushes

15. What does Benjamin realize when he sees himself in his bedroom mirror after returning from war?
(a) He looks slightly younger.
(b) He has hardly aged.
(c) He is growing older.
(d) He now looks 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?

2. Why is General Moncrief more fond of his son-in-law after 15 years?

3. How old is Benjamin in Chapter V?

4. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

5. What does Benjamin wish, regarding himself, upon meeting and speaking with Hildegarde?

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