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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?
(a) Their entire dance cards.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

2. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?
(a) Sings himself to sleep.
(b) Reads the children's books he finds in the nursery.
(c) Plays with toy trains.
(d) Smokes his father's cigars.

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

4. How do others respond to Benjamin, who now appears to be ten years old?
(a) Some are terrified of him.
(b) A few of them do not dislike him.
(c) Many find him to be annoying.
(d) Most do not dislike him.

5. What makes Benjamin and Hildegarde want to see each other again after meeting?
(a) They love the same type of music.
(b) They hit it off and agree on many of the topics they discussed.
(c) They are both in a hurry to marry.
(d) They find each other to be very intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Benjamin think about World War I and wishing he could join up?

2. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?

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

4. Fifteen years after their marriage, how does high society now feel about the Benjamin Buttons?

5. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?

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