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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 do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?

2. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

3. Where does Mr. Button run into Dr. Keene?

4. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?

5. How does Mr. Button’s son look in the new suit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction of others upon learning there is a man who appears to be an older gentleman trying to pass as an 18-year-old boy?

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

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

4. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

5. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

6. What is unusual about the birth of the Button’s son?

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

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

9. Why does Mr. Button have difficulty buying his newborn son a suit?

10. What does Mr. Button do to try to make his elderly son act like a baby or small child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hildegarde Moncrief refuses to believe the truth about Benjamin’s odd way of growing. Why does the refuse to belief the truth? How does she react to his growing younger, once she sees this rumor is true? Would she have married him had she known he would continue to grow younger? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Although no one has been born an old man, many have been born with other special needs. How can people today relate to this story and the challenges Benjamin faces? How do people today deal with special needs children? What support would exist today for Benjamin and his family that did not exist in 1860?

Essay Topic 3

There are unusual happenings surrounding the birth of Benjamin Button? What are they? How do others react to this? Are you surprised by their reactions? Why or why not? Would people have the same reactions today? Why or why not?

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