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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Benjamin able to enter the army as a captain?
(a) His business connections.
(b) He goes through extensive training.
(c) The army is in desperate need of higher-ranking officials.
(d) He passes the written exam.

5. How does Benjamin feel on his ride home at dawn with his father after meeting Hildegarde?
(a) Filled with love for Hildegarde.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Annoyed he cannot see Hildegarde later that day.
(d) Bored.

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

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

8. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

9. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too tired and overworked.
(b) They are too worldly.
(c) They are too full of stories.
(d) They are too old.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hildegarde like men who are 50?

2. What is the relationship between Benjamin and his father by Chapter V?

3. How does Benjamin feel when he finally meets Hildegarde?

4. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?

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

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