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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?
(a) He is really Roger’s father.
(b) He is John Wilkes Boothe in disguise.
(c) He has two devil horns on his head.
(d) He has a very rare growth condition.

2. In Chapter VI, how many months later is it?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

3. When Mr. Button is telling Benjamin who controls the future, to whom is he referring?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Himself.
(c) His unborn grandchildren.
(d) His father.

4. How had Benjamin once thought about his wife?
(a) He had once been attracted to her wealth and property.
(b) He had once loved her intelligence and wit.
(c) He had been so enamored with his wife and her good looks.
(d) He had once loved the debates and arguments they once had on current topics.

5. How does Mr. Button feel when he sees the fancy suit on display?
(a) He is filled with dread.
(b) He is at his wits' end.
(c) He is embarassed.
(d) He cheers up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the whole of society, including the General, feel about Hildegarde marrying a man of 50?

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

3. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?

4. In which period does this story begin?

5. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?

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