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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Benjamin unable to focus on his father's conversation on the way back home?
(a) He wants to focus on business for the next day.
(b) He is not able take his mind off the lovely Hildegarde.
(c) He is considering applying to Harvard.
(d) He wants to discuss the business connections he made at the dance.

2. Benjamin is the first man in Baltimore to own what?
(a) A telephone.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) A radio.
(d) An automobile.

3. How does Benjamin feel while waiting to meet Hildegarde?
(a) He quickly forgets all about her.
(b) The young men stand no chance against him.
(c) It is taking forever.
(d) Things are happening too quickly.

4. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Carnegie-Mellon.

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

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

7. At the end of Chapter VIII, what is the only problem that Benjamin has, according to the narrator?
(a) He continues to age backwards.
(b) He must be seen in public with Hildegarde, who is nearly 50.
(c) He is losing income by not working as much.
(d) He is too busy going to parties to give his son and wife attention.

8. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?
(a) She has become easily irritated and negative.
(b) The woman who once never thought about anyone else spends her days gossiping about all her neighbors.
(c) She is often absent-minded.
(d) The woman who once dragged Benjamin to parties and dances now wants to stay home.

9. How does the general try to convince Hildegarde that she should not marry Benjamin?
(a) She is too pretty for such an old man, and men of 50 have a great chance of dying.
(b) Men of 50 have a great chance of dying, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(c) She is too pretty for such an old man, and Benjamin will not love her forever.
(d) Benjamin will not love her forever, and the wholesale business is not stable.

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

11. Who is Hildegarde Moncrief?
(a) A beautiful young orphan.
(b) The daughter of General Moncrief.
(c) The cousin of the Shevlins.
(d) A young widow.

12. 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 finally accept the couple.
(c) They still make fun of him.
(d) They still do not trust him.

13. In Chapter VIII, how does society at this time feel about Benjamin?
(a) They feel that he is an oddity and is dangerous.
(b) They have no feelings one way or another about him.
(c) They enjoy poking fun at him.
(d) They feel sorry for him that he is tied to an older woman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nails does Benjamin's plan save the Button wholesale company?

2. 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?

3. How does Benjamin try to act regarding Hildegarde?

4. Much of Benjamin’s life had improved over the years, except what?

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

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