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

2. At the end of Chapter VIII, what is the only problem that Benjamin has, according to the narrator?

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

4. Who escorts Benjamin home from the train station after returning from war?

5. Fifteen years after their marriage, how does high society now feel about the Benjamin Buttons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Benjamin known in all the journals?

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

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

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

5. How have Benjamin’s feelings about aging changed since his return from the war?

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

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

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

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

10. How has Hildegarde changed over the years by Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, how would you describe this book? Is it a tragedy? Is it sobering? Is it humorous? Why? Are there lessons that can be learned from it? If so, what are they? If not, 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

At around age 12, Benjamin starts to realize he is growing younger. How does this make him feel? How does this affect his father? How would you feel if you were him or his father? Why?

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