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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 Benjamin feel when he finally meets Hildegarde?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Elated.
(d) Bored.

2. What does Benjamin wish, regarding himself, upon meeting and speaking with Hildegarde?
(a) That Hildegarde could like men, and him, at any age.
(b) That he could tell Hildegarde the truth.
(c) That he was actually 50 years old.
(d) That he had not met Hildegarde.

3. Why is Benjamin unable to focus on his father's conversation on the way back home?
(a) He wants to focus on business for the next day.
(b) He is considering applying to Harvard.
(c) He wants to discuss the business connections he made at the dance.
(d) He is not able take his mind off the lovely Hildegarde.

4. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) His unborn grandchildren.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

5. How is Benjamin able to enter the army as a captain?
(a) The army is in desperate need of higher-ranking officials.
(b) His business connections.
(c) He goes through extensive training.
(d) He passes the written exam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?

2. In Chapter VIII, how does society at this time feel about Benjamin?

3. Much of Benjamin’s life had improved over the years, except what?

4. When the Spanish-American War breaks out, how does Benjamin feel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What attracts Hildegarde to Benjamin?

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

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

7. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

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

9. How does Benjamin feel 15 years since his marriage?

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

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