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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. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?
(a) Running at full speed.
(b) Walking quickly.
(c) With great difficulty.
(d) He hails a cab to get there faster.

2. What does Mr. Button assume has happened, regarding his child and what he sees in the crying-room?
(a) The nurse is confused.
(b) A prank has been played on him.
(c) His child has been accidentally switched with someone else's.
(d) He is having a nightmare.

3. How does Mr. Button feel about the upcoming birth of his first child?
(a) Unconcerned and blasé.
(b) Nervous and excited.
(c) Unnerved and anxiety-ridden.
(d) Annoyed and irritated.

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

5. In Chapter III, when Mr. Button finally gives in and lets Benjamin eat food, what does he allow?
(a) Bread with butter and oatmeal.
(b) Cakes and cookies.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Crackers and cereal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Benjamin's father sends him to Yale to take his entrance exams?

3. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?

4. What does Benjamin NOT promise to continue doing, to get from his father what he has requested?

5. In 1860, where are most babies born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dr. Keane treat Mr. Button?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mr. Button have difficulty buying his newborn son a suit?

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

9. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

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

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