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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. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?
(a) Only the very young and old.
(b) No one.
(c) His friends at school.
(d) His mother.

2. What does Dr. Keane turn away and mutter to himself?
(a) He is worried this case will ruin him.
(b) He is exhausted.
(c) Expectant fathers are so irritating.
(d) He is tired of delivering babies.

3. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) Yes, but only after a great deal of exlanation.
(c) No, not at first.
(d) Yes, instantly.

4. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) World War II.

5. How does Mr. Button’s son look in the new suit?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Much younger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Benjamin headed at the end of Chapter IV?

2. What does Mr. Button say, in Chapter II, he will call his son?

3. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?

4. What does Benjamin request of his father, now that he sees he is growing younger?

5. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Button do to try to convince others that his son is younger than he looks? Are these disguises convincing?

2. What suit does Mr. Button choose for his son? What do others think of this suit?

3. What would Benjamin rather do than play the part of a baby or small child?

4. What does Mr. Button do to try to make his elderly son act like a baby or small child?

5. How does Mr. Button react to seeing his son dressed in a suit?

6. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

7. How has Benjamin’s appearance changed by age 18?

8. What is Mr. Button’s plan for his son, at the beginning of the story the story?

9. What is significant about Benjamin turning 12?

10. What is known about the Button family based on Chapter 1?

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