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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Buttons live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) New York City.

2. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?
(a) Make him wear a mask.
(b) Dress him in boyish clothes.
(c) Cut and dye his hair.
(d) Shave off his beard.

3. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?
(a) Harvard is a better school than Yale.
(b) He wants revenge on the mob and on Yale.
(c) His father went to Harvard.
(d) He will get more scholarship money at Harvard.

4. What is Mr. Button's first name?
(a) William.
(b) Robert.
(c) George.
(d) Roger.

5. Once upstairs, how does the nurse respond when Mr. Button mentions that he is Mr. Button?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She chides him for what he has done to the hospital’s reputation.
(c) She faints.
(d) She is silent and in shock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Button see upon entering the crying-room?

2. What does Dr. Keane tell Mr. Button that shocks Mr. Button?

3. Who gives Benjamin the idea that he should go to Harvard?

4. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?

5. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?

(see the answer key)

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