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

2. Benjamin is the first man in Baltimore to own what?
(a) A telephone.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) An automobile.
(d) A radio.

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

4. What is the downside of all of Benjamin's social commitments?
(a) They are destroying his relationship with his son.
(b) They put a toll on him physically.
(c) They are sending him into poverty.
(d) They put a toll on his success at work.

5. When does Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails happen?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1890.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin realize when he sees himself in his bedroom mirror after returning from war?

2. In Chapter VIII, how does Hildegarde welcome Benjamin home?

3. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?

4. How does the whole of society, including the General, feel about Hildegarde marrying a man of 50?

5. in Chapter VIII, after returning downstairs from seeing himself in the mirror, how does Hildegarde seem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is significant about Benjamin turning 20?

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

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

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

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

10. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

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