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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. Why is Benjamin unable to focus on his father's conversation on the way back home?
(a) He wants to focus on business for the next day.
(b) He wants to discuss the business connections he made at the dance.
(c) He is not able take his mind off the lovely Hildegarde.
(d) He is considering applying to Harvard.

2. Benjamin is the first man in Baltimore to own what?
(a) A telephone.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) A radio.
(d) An automobile.

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

4. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?
(a) He has two devil horns on his head.
(b) He has a very rare growth condition.
(c) He is John Wilkes Boothe in disguise.
(d) He is really Roger’s father.

5. From where has Roscoe recently graduated in Chapter VIII?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Carnegie-Mellon.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many dances do Benjamin and Hildegarde share?

3. What does Hildegarde NOT think about the way Benjamin is aging?

4. What creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?

5. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Benjamin turning 20?

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

3. How does Benjamin continue to grow younger, both physical and mentally in Chapter 8?

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

5. How is Benjamin known in all the journals?

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

7. How does Benjamin’s life improve over the years in Chapter 7 and 8? What is the exception?

8. How have Benjamin’s feelings about aging changed since his return from the war?

9. What are two of the rumors being spread around society about Benjamin after his engagement to Hildegarde?

10. What attracts Hildegarde to Benjamin?

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