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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hildegarde NOT think about the way Benjamin is aging?
(a) It is odd.
(b) It is interesting.
(c) It is prideful.
(d) It is disprespectful.

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

3. How had Benjamin once thought about his wife?
(a) He had once loved the debates and arguments they once had on current topics.
(b) He had been so enamored with his wife and her good looks.
(c) He had once loved her intelligence and wit.
(d) He had once been attracted to her wealth and property.

4. The Sunday papers includes comical drawings of Benjamin with what part of his body attached to various animal body parts and a piece of brass?
(a) His arms.
(b) His torso.
(c) His legs.
(d) His head.

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

6. Have Benjamin's feelings changed towards his wife?
(a) Yes, because she is aging.
(b) No, he loves her no matter how she looks.
(c) No, he loves how she has grown older and more mature.
(d) Yes, because she is unkind.

7. What does Benjamin request of his father, regarding Hildegarde?
(a) A dance card.
(b) A phone call.
(c) A letter of recommendation.
(d) An introduction.

8. How old is Benjamin in Chapter V?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

9. Why does the truth about Benjamin's birth not spread as quickly as the rumors?
(a) It is not as well-known.
(b) It is not nearly as interesting as the rumors.
(c) It does not paint Benjamin in a good light.
(d) It is not believed by many.

10. What is the relationship between Benjamin and his father by Chapter V?
(a) Very loving.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Uncomfortable.

11. What does Roger do to try to prove that Benjamin is a young man?
(a) He tells the truth to all who will listen.
(b) He tells the story of Benjamin's experience at Yale.
(c) He shows photographs of Benjamin as an old man.
(d) He publishes Benjamin’s birth certificate in the paper.

12. How does Benjamin feel about returning home after the war?
(a) He is content.
(b) He is reluctant.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is nervous.

13. 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) She cannot handle the truth.
(d) Her fiancé denies the truth.

14. How do others feel about Benjamin in the 1890s?
(a) They are envious of how well he is aging.
(b) They are sill leery of him.
(c) They have no feelings towards him and ignore him.
(d) They worry about him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?

2. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?

3. Who escorts Benjamin home from the train station after returning from war?

4. How does Benjamin feel on his ride home at dawn with his father after meeting Hildegarde?

5. What is the reason Benjamin joins the army?

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