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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 does Mr. Button react when he sees Dr. Keene?
(a) He slowly walks over to him.
(b) He skips up to him.
(c) He hurries away from him.
(d) He runs to him.

2. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?
(a) Nothing, as he cowers in his seat.
(b) The mob and Yale will regret what they have said and done to him.
(c) Nay, nay, nay, na boo boo!
(d) Expletives.

3. What does the nurse suggest that Mr. Button do, so he can take his son home?
(a) Go shopping for clothes for him.
(b) Call a cab.
(c) Talk some sense into him.
(d) Calm him down.

4. What is Mr. Button's first name?
(a) Roger.
(b) George.
(c) William.
(d) Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?

2. How does Mr. Button’s son look in the new suit?

3. How does Benjamin manage to get to the train safely?

4. Around what age does Benjamin first notice he has grown younger?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

6. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

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

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

9. What is significant about Benjamin turning 12?

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

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