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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. What is the problem with men who are in their 30s, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too tired and overworked.
(b) They are too full of stories.
(c) They are too old.
(d) They are too worldly.

2. How does Benjamin feel about being mistaken for his son?
(a) It scares him.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He thinks nothing of it.

3. in Chapter VIII, after returning downstairs from seeing himself in the mirror, how does Hildegarde seem?
(a) Worried.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Annoyed.

4. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?
(a) His heart beats faster and his face flushes
(b) He is very nervous.
(c) He is bored and not interested in attending the dance.
(d) He quickly becomes annoyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Benjamin and his father pass as brothers in Chapter V?

2. What happens to Benjamin during the charge up San Juan Hill?

3. How had Benjamin once thought about his wife?

4. Which of these is NOT one of the rumors spread about Benjamin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Benjamin drawn in the Sunday papers?

3. What does Benjamin think about the Spanish-American War?

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

5. What is significant about Benjamin turning 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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