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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 creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?
(a) She believes he is choosing to age backwards.
(b) She is afraid of him, now that she realizes his aging condition is real.
(c) She is in love with another man.
(d) She thinks Benjamin should undergo surgery to look older.

2. Who escorts Benjamin home from the train station after returning from war?
(a) His son.
(b) His friends.
(c) His wife.
(d) A brass band.

3. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,
(a) A little time.
(b) A long time.
(c) No time at all.
(d) They never remember the events surrounding Benjamin's birth.

4. How many nails does Benjamin's plan save the Button wholesale company?
(a) Nearly 600 nails per year.
(b) Over 600 nails per year.
(c) Over 6,000 nails per year.
(d) Over 60 nails per year.

5. What is Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails?
(a) Nails for shipping should be replaced with screws.
(b) Less nails need to be used on the lids of shipped containers.
(c) Stronger, mass-produced nails will be more cost-effective.
(d) All nails used in nailing boxes that are to be shipped to be the property of the shipee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Benjamin during the charge up San Juan Hill?

2. What is the relationship between Benjamin and his father by Chapter V?

3. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?

4. Have Benjamin's feelings changed towards his wife?

5. What is the problem with men who are in their 30s, according to Hildegarde?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Benjamin turning 20?

2. What had Benjamin hoped would happen regarding his reverse agin?

3. How does Benjamin’s life improve over the years in Chapter 7 and 8? What is the exception?

4. What does Roger do to try to prove that his son is actually a young man?

5. How does General Moncrief try to convince Hildegarde that she is making a mistake marrying Benjamin?

6. Fifteen years after their marriage, how do others feel about the Benjamin Button family?

7. Why is the truth about Benjamin’s birth not circulated as much as the wild rumors?

8. What does Benjamin think about the Spanish-American War?

9. What are the thoughts of both Roger and Benjamin on their ride home after the dance at the Shevlin estate?

10. How does Hildegarde’s father feel about her engagement to Benjamin Button? Why?

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