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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 does Benjamin NOT promise to continue doing, to get from his father what he has requested?
(a) Playing with boys his age.
(b) Enlist in the army.
(c) Pretending to be his age.
(d) Dying his hair.

2. What does Dr. Keane tell Mr. Button that shocks Mr. Button?
(a) Dr. Keene could not save Mrs. Button.
(b) The baby should be left at an orphanage.
(c) Mr. Button's son was born an old man.
(d) Dr. Keene is done with Mr. Button and his family and never wants to see them again.

3. How old does Mr. Buttons' son appear to be?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 17.
(d) 7 hours.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?

2. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?

3. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?

4. What does Mr. Button see upon entering the crying-room?

5. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Mr. Hart’s reaction to Benjamin?

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

8. What is the reaction the hospital staff regarding the birth the the Button's son?

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

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

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