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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fifteen years after their marriage, how does high society now feel about the Benjamin Buttons?
(a) They still believe the marriage was a bad idea.
(b) They finally accept the couple.
(c) They still make fun of him.
(d) They still do not trust him.

2. What is the problem with men who are in their 60s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too close to 70.
(b) They are too full of stories.
(c) They are too tired and overworked.
(d) They are too worldly.

3. What does Hildegarde NOT think about the way Benjamin is aging?
(a) It is odd.
(b) It is interesting.
(c) It is disprespectful.
(d) It is prideful.

4. What is Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails?
(a) Less nails need to be used on the lids of shipped containers.
(b) Stronger, mass-produced nails will be more cost-effective.
(c) Nails for shipping should be replaced with screws.
(d) All nails used in nailing boxes that are to be shipped to be the property of the shipee.

5. Where does the dance take place that both Mr. Button and Benjamin attend together in Chapter V?
(a) At a country estate outside of Washington, D.C.
(b) The Button home.
(c) The Shevlins' country estate.
(d) In a ballroom in Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In all the journals, Benjamin begins to be known as what?

3. Why is the Button wholesale business so successful?

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

5. How is Benjamin received at home upon returning from war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Hildegarde changed over the years by Chapter 8?

2. What does Roger do to try to prove that his son is actually a young man?

3. How does Hildegarde’s father feel about her engagement to Benjamin Button? Why?

4. What are the thoughts of both Roger and Benjamin on their ride home after the dance at the Shevlin estate?

5. What is important about the dance at the Shevlin estate?

6. How are Hildegarde’s friends wrong about their marriage?

7. How does General Moncrief try to convince Hildegarde that she is making a mistake marrying Benjamin?

8. How does Benjamin save his business over 600 nails per year?

9. How is Benjamin known in all the journals?

10. What does Hildegard think about the odd way in which Benjamin ages?

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