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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Benjamin boards the train leaving Yale, what does he shout out the window?
(a) Nay, nay, nay, na boo boo!
(b) Expletives.
(c) Nothing, as he cowers in his seat.
(d) The mob and Yale will regret what they have said and done to him.

2. How many touchdowns and field goals does Benjamin score against Yale?
(a) 2 touchdowns and 4 field goals.
(b) 7 touchdowns and 14 field goals.
(c) No touchdowns or field goals.
(d) 1 touchdown and 14 field goals.

3. What is the reason Roscoe gives Benjamin for why he will not enroll him in the preparatory school?
(a) He cannot afford preparatory school.
(b) He does not want Benjamin attending preparatory school.
(c) He does not have the time to do it.
(d) He does not think Benjamin is smart enough to attend preparatory school.

4. In which period does this story begin?
(a) The Civil War period.
(b) The antebellum period.
(c) The Interwar Era.
(d) The Reconstruction Era.

5. What is the name of the preparatory school that several of Benjamin’s classmates mention?
(a) St. Anne’s.
(b) St. Xavier’s.
(c) St. Midas’.
(d) St. Stephen’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

2. In Chapter X, how long has it been since Benjamin last shaved?

3. Does Mr. Hart believe that Benjamin is 18?

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

5. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?

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