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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 creates a permanent rift between Benjamin and Hildegarde?
(a) She is in love with another man.
(b) She is afraid of him, now that she realizes his aging condition is real.
(c) She thinks Benjamin should undergo surgery to look older.
(d) She believes he is choosing to age backwards.

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

3. How does the general try to convince Hildegarde that she should not marry Benjamin?
(a) Men of 50 have a great chance of dying, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(b) Benjamin will not love her forever, and the wholesale business is not stable.
(c) She is too pretty for such an old man, and men of 50 have a great chance of dying.
(d) She is too pretty for such an old man, and Benjamin will not love her forever.

4. What does Benjamin realize when he sees himself in his bedroom mirror after returning from war?
(a) He has hardly aged.
(b) He now looks 30.
(c) He is growing older.
(d) He looks slightly younger.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do others feel about Benjamin in the 1890s?

3. Have Benjamin's feelings changed towards his wife?

4. What is Benjamin's suggestion regarding nails?

5. In Chapter VIII, how does society at this time feel about Benjamin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Benjamin drawn in the Sunday papers?

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

3. What solidifies the attraction between Hildegarde and Benjamin?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Benjamin’s reaction to seeing his reflection, upon returning from the war?

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

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