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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. How is Mr. Button dressed the day his wife gives birth?
(a) Disheveled.
(b) In pajamas.
(c) Impeccably.
(d) In his smoking jacket.

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

3. What is the socioeconomic status of the Mr. Button and his family?
(a) Poor.
(b) Working class.
(c) Middle class.
(d) Upper class.

4. Where do the Buttons live?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. How does Mr. Button's son react to the suit his father has purchased for him?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is not pleased.
(c) He gives no reaction.
(d) He is satisfied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?

2. How does Mr. Button feel when the nurse confirms the bearded man is his son?

3. In which period does this story begin?

4. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?

5. Why is Benjamin's father a bit uncertain about his son's request?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the beginning of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?

2. What does Mr. Button have Benjamin do at age 18?

3. What is unusual about the birth of the Button’s son?

4. What issue does Mr. Button have at the store, when going to buy clothes for his son?

5. What dilemma arises when Benjamin is the meet his the Yale registrar, Mr. Hart?

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

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

8. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

9. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

10. What takes place when Benjamin is placed in kindergarten?

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