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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do other students do to Benjamin, because they believe he is an old man passing as a young college student?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They cheer him on.
(c) They fire insults at him as he heads to the train.
(d) They throw rocks at him.

2. What is Benjamin's dilemma when he is to meet with the college registrar, Mr. Hart?
(a) He forgot to shave.
(b) He has run out of hair dye.
(c) He cannot find his long pants.
(d) He does not know where Mr. Hart's office is.

3. In Chapter II, how old does Mr. Button initially tell the store clerk his son is?
(a) 16.
(b) 6 days old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 6 hours old.

4. Around what age does Benjamin first notice he has grown younger?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

5. Instead of playing with the items his father brings home, what does Benjamin do?
(a) He reads the encyclopedia.
(b) He writes telegraph messages to his grandfather.
(c) He calls his friends on the telephone.
(d) He reads his mother's magazines.

6. What is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?
(a) He tells him they are doing just fine.
(b) He tells him he is unsure, as he was not there when the baby was born.
(c) He tells him that the birth ended in tragedy.
(d) He tells him to go see for himself.

7. What war breaks out that is good for the Buttons?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The French and Indian War.

8. What does Mr. Button threaten to do, if his son does not put the new suit on?
(a) Leave him at a home for the aging.
(b) Spank him.
(c) Leave him at the hospital.
(d) Drop him off at an orphanage.

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

10. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?
(a) He dyes his hair.
(b) He hastily cuts off his long beard.
(c) He makes his son wear a mask.
(d) He covers his head with a hat.

11. When Mr. Button becomes concerned that something terrible has happened during the delivery of his child, how does he approach the hospital?
(a) Walking quickly.
(b) With great difficulty.
(c) He hails a cab to get there faster.
(d) Running at full speed.

12. By 18, how old does Benjamin look?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

13. Why is war good for the Buttons?
(a) Mr. Button can enlist.
(b) They can send Benjamin to fight in it.
(c) Much of society is distracted, so they can more easily hide the fact their infant son was born an elderly man.
(d) They can make a profit off of it.

14. What does Mr. Button say, in Chapter II, he will call his son?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Noah.

15. How does Mr. Button's son react to the suit his father has purchased for him?
(a) He is satisfied.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He gives no reaction.
(d) He is not pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter IV, the narrator states that not much of significance happens between which of Benjamin’s birthdays?

2. Why does Benjamin decide to attend Harvard?

3. What does Mr. Button NOT do to try to make his son appear younger?

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

5. Why is the clerk surprised at the suit Mr. Button chooses for his son?

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