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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. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.
(b) He forgot to shave.
(c) He cannot find his long pants.
(d) He has run out of hair dye.

2. In 1860, where are most babies born?
(a) In a home for mothers.
(b) In a birthing center.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) At home.

3. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?
(a) College professors.
(b) A mob of students and other community members.
(c) Small children.
(d) A pack of wolves.

4. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?
(a) She chides him for what he has done to the hospital’s reputation.
(b) She faints.
(c) She is silent and in shock.
(d) She begins to cry.

5. How does Mr. Button feel when the nurse confirms the bearded man is his son?
(a) He begins to laugh.
(b) He is unconcerned.
(c) He is in shock.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mr. Button been known as in college?

2. What is the socioeconomic status of the Mr. Button and his family?

3. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?

4. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?

5. How does Dr. Keene seem when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Benjamin’s grandfather’s attitude change towards his grandson?

3. Why is it fortunate for the Buttons that the Civil War breaks out?

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

5. What is the reaction of others upon learning there is a man who appears to be an older gentleman trying to pass as an 18-year-old boy?

6. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

7. How does the author describe Mr. Button's behavior prior to the birth of his child?

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

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

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

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