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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Benjamin's father sends him to Yale to take his entrance exams?

2. How does Mr. Button continue to try to make his elderly son act like a baby?

3. What does Mr. Button say, in Chapter II, he will call his son?

4. In 1860, where are most babies born?

5. Who is convinced that Benjamin is a young boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Button do to try to convince others that his son is younger than he looks? Are these disguises convincing?

2. What would Benjamin rather do than play the part of a baby or small child?

3. What is Mr. Hart’s reaction to Benjamin?

4. Why is it fortunate for the Buttons that the Civil War breaks out?

5. What is the setting of the beginning of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?

6. What is known about the Button family based on Chapter 1?

7. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

8. How has Benjamin’s appearance changed by age 18?

9. What takes place when Benjamin is placed in kindergarten?

10. How does Benjamin’s grandfather’s attitude change towards his grandson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin finally gets his revenge on Yale by attending Harvard. What is his experience at Harvard like? How does his time at Harvard start to reveal the true downside to Benjamin's condition? How does it show that the end of Benjamin's life is near?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Button is hardly mentioned in the story. Why might the author have decided to leave her out of it? How does this affect the story and the characters in it? How different might the story have been if she had a more significant role?

Essay Topic 3

It takes time but Mr. Button finally comes to term with Benjamin‘s condition. Does this change his relationship with Benjamin? Why or why not? Do the majority of the characters that Benjamin comes across get used to how he is? Why or why not?

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