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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roger do to try to prove that Benjamin is a young man?
(a) He publishes Benjamin’s birth certificate in the paper.
(b) He shows photographs of Benjamin as an old man.
(c) He tells the truth to all who will listen.
(d) He tells the story of Benjamin's experience at Yale.

2. What does Benjamin do when Hildegarde assumes he is his father's brother?
(a) He laughs at her.
(b) He becomes very nervous.
(c) He does not correct her.
(d) He corrects her.

3. As Benjamin and Roger head home, what does Roger try to discuss?
(a) Hardware.
(b) The dance.
(c) Hildegarde.
(d) School.

4. What does Benjamin wish, regarding himself, upon meeting and speaking with Hildegarde?
(a) That Hildegarde could like men, and him, at any age.
(b) That he could tell Hildegarde the truth.
(c) That he had not met Hildegarde.
(d) That he was actually 50 years old.

5. How old is Benjamin in Chapter V?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

6. When did the Spanish-American War break out?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1988.

7. What other leadership roles, besides captain, does Benjamin hold by the end of the war?
(a) Lieutenant-colonel and colonel.
(b) Brigadier general and general.
(c) Major and lieutenant-colonel.
(d) Colonel and brigadier general.

8. How long does it take society to remember the events surrounding Benjamin’s birth and wild rumors began to fly,
(a) No time at all.
(b) They never remember the events surrounding Benjamin's birth.
(c) A little time.
(d) A long time.

9. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?
(a) The woman who once dragged Benjamin to parties and dances now wants to stay home.
(b) The woman who once never thought about anyone else spends her days gossiping about all her neighbors.
(c) She is often absent-minded.
(d) She has become easily irritated and negative.

10. Why does Benjamin have an unusual and new reaction when arriving at the dance in Chapter V?
(a) He would rather be at home with his mother.
(b) He sees a beautiful young woman descend from the carriage with her family.
(c) He is not used to having to wait.
(d) He has been to very few dances.

11. How do others feel about Benjamin in the 1890s?
(a) They worry about him.
(b) They have no feelings towards him and ignore him.
(c) They are sill leery of him.
(d) They are envious of how well he is aging.

12. How does Benjamin feel while waiting to meet Hildegarde?
(a) Things are happening too quickly.
(b) He quickly forgets all about her.
(c) The young men stand no chance against him.
(d) It is taking forever.

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

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

15. Much of Benjamin’s life had improved over the years, except what?
(a) He is not as close to his father as he once was.
(b) He is not as wealthy as he would like to be.
(c) He is no longer attracted to his wife.
(d) He does not have a strong bond with his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the truth about Benjamin's birth not spread as quickly as the rumors?

2. When the Spanish-American War breaks out, how does Benjamin feel?

3. How does Benjamin feel about returning home after the war?

4. What is the problem with men who are in their 60s, according to Hildegarde?

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

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