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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is General Moncrief more fond of his son-in-law after 15 years?
(a) Benjamin's growth had become normal, so General Moncrief's concerns about his age no longer exist.
(b) Benjamin's 15 years of showering love and affection on the old man have had an effect.
(c) Benjamin and General Moncrief realize they have a lot in common.
(d) Benjamin pays to have his father-in-law's History of the Civil War published, when many other prominent publishers had refused already.

3. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Those who are not born yet.
(c) The hands of the young.
(d) The hands of his fellow businessmen.

4. in Chapter VIII, after returning downstairs from seeing himself in the mirror, how does Hildegarde seem?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Worried.
(d) Annoyed.

5. What does Benjamin request of his father, now that he sees he is growing younger?
(a) A new hair style.
(b) A beard.
(c) Different hair dye.
(d) Long pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benjamin feel on his ride home at dawn with his father after meeting Hildegarde?

2. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?

3. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?

4. When Mr. Button approaches the nurse at the front desk and mentions his name, how does she react?

5. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?

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