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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. Benjamin is the first man in Baltimore to own what?

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

3. What does Hildegarde NOT think about the way Benjamin is aging?

4. In all the journals, Benjamin begins to be known as what?

5. How does Benjamin feel about being mistaken for his son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is important about the dance at the Shevlin estate?

3. How is Benjamin known in all the journals?

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

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

6. What does Roger do to try to prove that his son is actually a young man?

7. How does Benjamin save his business over 600 nails per year?

8. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

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

10. What is Benjamin’s reaction to seeing his reflection, upon returning from the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin and Hildegarde’s marriage slowly dies. What leads to the death of their marriage? Although Benjamin’s growing younger is atypical, how is the growing of a couple in different ways also sometimes lead to estrangement and separation similar to what happens between Benjamin and Hildegarde? How does the end of their relationship reflect what is happening more often in the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald?

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

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?

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