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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 relationship between Benjamin and his father by Chapter V?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Very loving.

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

3. What do Benjamin and Hildegarde plan to do to continue their discussion?
(a) Go for a walk the next day.
(b) Attend church together on Sunday.
(c) Meet for tea the following week.
(d) Go for a drive the following Sunday.

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

5. What is the problem with men who are 25, according to Hildegarde?
(a) They are too worldly.
(b) They are too full of stories.
(c) They are too tired and overworked.
(d) They are too old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin begin to do at the beginning of Chapter V?

2. In whose hands does Mr. Button say the the future is?

3. How has Hildegarde’s personality grown old?

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

5. Upon pulling up behind another carriage, how does Benjamin react?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Benjamin feel 15 years since his marriage?

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

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

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

6. How does Benjamin end up back home from the Spanish-American War?

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

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

9. What is significant about Benjamin turning 20?

10. Fifteen years after their marriage, how do others feel about the Benjamin Button family?

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