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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 is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?

2. Instead of playing with the items his father brings home, what does Benjamin do?

3. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?

4. Before he hurries out of the hospital, for what does Mr. Button's son ask?

5. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suit does Mr. Button choose for his son? What do others think of this suit?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What issue does Mr. Button have at the store, when going to buy clothes for his son?

9. How does the author describe Mr. Button's behavior prior to the birth of his child?

10. How does Dr. Keane treat Mr. Button?

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

Benjamin starts off in the story as compliant and obedient. How does Benjamin grow to be more assertive throughout the story? How does he also stay sensitive? What role does Benjamin‘s personality play in the plot of the story? Does it play significant role? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What does it mean to find fulfillment? Would you say that Benjamin had a fulfilling life? Why or why not? Would he say his life was fulfilling? Why or why not?

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