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

2. What is the reason Benjamin joins the army?
(a) He is drafted.
(b) He is encouraged by his father.
(c) He is unhappy at home with his wife.
(d) All of his friends are enlisting.

3. How does Benjamin feel about being mistaken for his son?
(a) It scares him.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He thinks nothing of it.

4. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?
(a) They both appear to be 50 years old.
(b) Roger has aged very quickly.
(c) They dress very much alike.
(d) Roger has aged well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with men who are in their 40s, according to Hildegarde?

2. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?

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

4. What does Benjamin request of his father, regarding Hildegarde?

5. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What attracts Hildegarde to Benjamin?

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

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

7. How is Benjamin drawn in the Sunday papers?

8. What does Hildegard think about the odd way in which Benjamin ages?

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

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

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