2. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?
(a) Those who are not born yet.
(b) The hands of his fellow businessmen.
(c) The hands of the young.
(d) The elderly.

3. Where does the dance take place that both Mr. Button and Benjamin attend together in Chapter V?
(a) The Button home.
(b) At a country estate outside of Washington, D.C.
(c) In a ballroom in Baltimore.
(d) The Shevlins' country estate.

4. Who escorts Benjamin home from the train station after returning from war?
(a) His friends.
(b) A brass band.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

5. What is the problem with men who are in their 30s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too full of stories.
(b) They are too tired and overworked.
(c) They are too worldly.
(d) They are too old.

6. How old is Benjamin and Hildegarde's son, Roscoe in Chapter VII?
(a) He is 10.
(b) He is 14.
(c) He is 12.
(d) He is 21.

7. When the Spanish-American War breaks out, how does Benjamin feel?
(a) He is worried about his business.
(b) He is not interested in the war at all.
(c) He is desperate to join the army.
(d) He is concerned about the country going to war.

8. Why is it not made known that Hildegarde Moncrief is engaged to Benjamin Button?
(a) Benjamin's father would prefer not to have it announced.
(b) Her father is too busy with business to announce it.
(c) Society finds out before her father is able to announce it.
(d) Her father would rather die than announce the engagement.

9. Fifteen years after their marriage, how does high society now feel about the Benjamin Buttons?
(a) They still believe the marriage was a bad idea.
(b) They still do not trust him.
(c) They still make fun of him.
(d) They finally accept the couple.

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

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

12. What creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?
(a) She believes he is choosing to age backwards.
(b) She is in love with another man.
(c) She is afraid of him, now that she realizes his aging condition is real.
(d) She thinks Benjamin should undergo surgery to look older.

13. What is Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails?
(a) All nails used in nailing boxes that are to be shipped to be the property of the shipee.
(b) Nails for shipping should be replaced with screws.
(c) Less nails need to be used on the lids of shipped containers.
(d) Stronger, mass-produced nails will be more cost-effective.

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

15. What is the problem with men who are in their 40s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too old.
(b) They are too worldly.
(c) They are too tired and overworked.
(d) They are too full of stories.