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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. Why does Hildegarde like men who are 50?
(a) They know how to appreciate a woman.
(b) She is attracted to their gray hairs.
(c) They are able to care for her financially.
(d) She will surely outlive them.

2. When the Spanish-American War breaks out, how does Benjamin feel?
(a) He is desperate to join the army.
(b) He is not interested in the war at all.
(c) He is worried about his business.
(d) He is concerned about the country going to war.

3. When Benjamin mentions the word "love," what does his father think he said?
(a) Lug.
(b) Lid.
(c) Low.
(d) Life.

4. Where does the dance take place that both Mr. Button and Benjamin attend together in Chapter V?
(a) The Button home.
(b) In a ballroom in Baltimore.
(c) The Shevlins' country estate.
(d) At a country estate outside of Washington, D.C.

5. Much of Benjamin’s life had improved over the years, except what?
(a) He does not have a strong bond with his son.
(b) He is not as wealthy as he would like to be.
(c) He is no longer attracted to his wife.
(d) He is not as close to his father as he once was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the downside of all of Benjamin's social commitments?

2. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?

3. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?

4. Fifteen years after their marriage, how does high society now feel about the Benjamin Buttons?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Benjamin end up back home from the Spanish-American War?

2. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

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

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

5. What are two of the rumors being spread around society about Benjamin after his engagement to Hildegarde?

6. How have Benjamin’s feelings about aging changed since his return from the war?

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

8. How does Benjamin save his business over 600 nails per year?

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

10. How is Benjamin drawn in the Sunday papers?

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