2. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?
(a) His unborn grandchildren.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) Benjamin.

3. What makes Benjamin and Hildegarde want to see each other again after meeting?
(a) They hit it off and agree on many of the topics they discussed.
(b) They find each other to be very intelligent.
(c) They are both in a hurry to marry.
(d) They love the same type of music.

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 60s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too close to 70.
(b) They are too tired and overworked.
(c) They are too full of stories.
(d) They are too worldly.

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

6. How does Benjamin feel when he finally meets Hildegarde?
(a) Elated.
(b) Bored.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Annoyed.

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

8. When does Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails happen?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1980.

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

10. 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.

11. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?
(a) He becomes very nervous.
(b) He corrects her.
(c) He does not correct her.
(d) He laughs at her.

12. What does Benjamin wish, regarding himself, upon meeting and speaking with Hildegarde?
(a) That he could tell Hildegarde the truth.
(b) That he had not met Hildegarde.
(c) That he was actually 50 years old.
(d) That Hildegarde could like men, and him, at any age.

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

14. 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 Benjamin will not love her forever.
(b) She is too pretty for such an old man, and men of 50 have a great chance of dying.
(c) Men of 50 have a great chance of dying, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(d) Benjamin will not love her forever, and the wholesale business is not stable.

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