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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 does Mr. Button see upon entering the crying-room?

2. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?

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

4. What does Dr. Keane tell Mr. Button that shocks Mr. Button?

5. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mr. Button’s plan for his son, at the beginning of the story the story?

3. What is the reaction the hospital staff regarding the birth the the Button's son?

4. What dilemma arises when Benjamin is the meet his the Yale registrar, Mr. Hart?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mr. Button react to seeing his son dressed in a suit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

There are varying reactions to Benjamin‘s rare condition. What are these reactions? How do they affect Benjamin? How do they make Benjamin‘s life more difficult but also make him stronger? What can the reader learn from this?

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