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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason Benjamin joins the army?
(a) He is drafted.
(b) He is unhappy at home with his wife.
(c) He is encouraged by his father.
(d) All of his friends are enlisting.

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. How many nails does Benjamin's plan save the Button wholesale company?
(a) Nearly 600 nails per year.
(b) Over 60 nails per year.
(c) Over 600 nails per year.
(d) Over 6,000 nails per year.

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

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 old.
(c) They are too tired and overworked.
(d) They are too worldly.

6. 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) Benjamin will not love her forever, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(d) She is too pretty for such an old man, and Benjamin will not love her forever.

7. What had Benjamin hoped about his peculiar aging process?
(a) It would continue.
(b) It would right itself once he looked the age he was.
(c) It would speed up.
(d) It would slow down.

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

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

10. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,
(a) A little time.
(b) A long time.
(c) No time at all.
(d) They never remember the events surrounding Benjamin's birth.

11. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?
(a) He has two devil horns on his head.
(b) He has a very rare growth condition.
(c) He is really Roger’s father.
(d) He is John Wilkes Boothe in disguise.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the dance take place that both Mr. Button and Benjamin attend together in Chapter V?

2. How does the whole of society, including the General, feel about Hildegarde marrying a man of 50?

3. When Benjamin mentions the word "love," what does his father think he said?

4. What happens to Benjamin during the charge up San Juan Hill?

5. 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?

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