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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too tired and overworked.
(b) They are too full of stories.
(c) They are too worldly.
(d) They are too old.

2. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?
(a) 12th and 21st.
(b) 8th and 10th.
(c) 5th and 12.
(d) 18th and 21st.

3. Why does Mr. Hart throw Benjamin out of the college and out of the town?
(a) He thinks Benjamin is not intelligent enough to be at Yale.
(b) Benjamin becomes violent.
(c) He does not like Mr. Button, therefore he does not want Benjamin there.
(d) He considers him a dangerous lunatic.

4. What does Benjamin realize when he sees himself in his bedroom mirror after returning from war?
(a) He is growing older.
(b) He has hardly aged.
(c) He now looks 30.
(d) He looks slightly younger.

5. In Chapter VII, how are Hildegard’s friends who are concerned about her marriage wrong in one way?
(a) Benjamin's growth evens out and becomes normal aging.
(b) The wholesale business was very successful.
(c) Her marriage is very successful and happy.
(d) Hildegarde does not mind her husband's condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Benjamin and Hildegarde's son, Roscoe in Chapter VII?

2. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?

3. How does Benjamin feel when he sees Hildegarde for the first time in three years?

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

5. What do Benjamin and Hildegarde plan to do to continue their discussion?

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