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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A cane.
(c) Candy.
(d) Milk.
2. How does Mr. Button react when Benjamin accidentally breaks a window in the kitchen playing with a sling shot?
(a) He is very surprised.
(b) He is very disappointed.
(c) He is very pleased.
(d) He is very concerned.
3. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?
(a) World War I.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War II.
4. What is the socioeconomic status of the Mr. Button and his family?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Poor.
(c) Working class.
(d) Upper class.
5. How does Mr. Button feel about the upcoming birth of his first child?
(a) Unnerved and anxiety-ridden.
(b) Nervous and excited.
(c) Unconcerned and blasé.
(d) Annoyed and irritated.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?
2. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?
3. What is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?
4. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?
5. Why does Benjamin's kindergarten teacher want him out of her class?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?
2. What is Mr. Hart’s reaction to Benjamin?
3. What is the reaction the hospital staff regarding the birth the the Button's son?
4. What is known about the Button family based on Chapter 1?
5. Why is it fortunate for the Buttons that the Civil War breaks out?
6. What suit does Mr. Button choose for his son? What do others think of this suit?
7. What is the setting of the beginning of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?
8. How does Mr. Button react to seeing his son dressed in a suit?
9. What is unusual about the birth of the Button’s son?
10. How does Benjamin’s grandfather’s attitude change towards his grandson?
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