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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. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?

2. The Sunday papers includes comical drawings of Benjamin with what part of his body attached to various animal body parts and a piece of brass?

3. How many nails does Benjamin's plan save the Button wholesale company?

4. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?

5. How does Benjamin feel about returning home after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two of the rumors being spread around society about Benjamin after his engagement to Hildegarde?

2. How does Benjamin end up back home from the Spanish-American War?

3. What does Hildegard think about the odd way in which Benjamin ages?

4. What had Benjamin hoped would happen regarding his reverse agin?

5. How does Benjamin respond to seeing Hildegarde after three years away at war? Why?

6. How does Benjamin continue to grow younger, both physical and mentally in Chapter 8?

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

8. How does Benjamin’s life improve over the years in Chapter 7 and 8? What is the exception?

9. How does Hildegarde’s father feel about her engagement to Benjamin Button? Why?

10. What attracts Hildegarde to Benjamin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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