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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 Hildegarde NOT think about the way Benjamin is aging?
(a) It is interesting.
(b) It is prideful.
(c) It is odd.
(d) It is disprespectful.

2. At the end of Chapter VIII, what is the only problem that Benjamin has, according to the narrator?
(a) He continues to age backwards.
(b) He is losing income by not working as much.
(c) He is too busy going to parties to give his son and wife attention.
(d) He must be seen in public with Hildegarde, who is nearly 50.

3. As Benjamin and Roger head home, what does Roger try to discuss?
(a) School.
(b) The dance.
(c) Hildegarde.
(d) Hardware.

4. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He corrects her.
(c) He becomes very nervous.
(d) He does not correct her.

5. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too worldly.
(b) They are too full of stories.
(c) They are too tired and overworked.
(d) They are too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Benjamin received at home upon returning from war?

2. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?

3. How does Benjamin feel when he finally meets Hildegarde?

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

5. What makes Benjamin and Hildegarde want to see each other again after meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Hildegarde changed over the years by Chapter 8?

3. How is Benjamin drawn in the Sunday papers?

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

5. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

6. What is Benjamin’s reaction to seeing his reflection, upon returning from the war?

7. How does Benjamin respond to seeing Hildegarde after three years away at war? Why?

8. How are Hildegarde’s friends wrong about their marriage?

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

10. What is important about the dance at the Shevlin estate?

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