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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Keene seem when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?

2. What is Dr. Keene's response when Mr. Button asks about his wife and child?

3. What does Mr. Button do to try to fix his son's appearance after putting him in the new suit?

4. When left alone in Chapter III, what does Benjamin do?

5. What is Mr. Button's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dilemma arises when Benjamin is the meet his the Yale registrar, Mr. Hart?

2. What does Mr. Button do to try to convince others that his son is younger than he looks? Are these disguises convincing?

3. What takes place when Benjamin is placed in kindergarten?

4. What leads to Benjamin breaking something every day?

5. What would Benjamin rather do than play the part of a baby or small child?

6. How does Mr. Button respond when his son does not like the clothes he has bought him?

7. Why does Mr. Button have difficulty buying his newborn son a suit?

8. What is Mr. Hart’s reaction to Benjamin?

9. How has Benjamin’s appearance changed by age 18?

10. How does the author describe Mr. Button's behavior prior to the birth of his child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean to find fulfillment? Would you say that Benjamin had a fulfilling life? Why or why not? Would he say his life was fulfilling? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Benjamin goes along with most of his father’s attempts to hide his age and to make him appear normal. What does this say about Benjamin? How does this affect him in the long term? Was this right of his father to do? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are unusual happenings surrounding the birth of Benjamin Button? What are they? How do others react to this? Are you surprised by their reactions? Why or why not? Would people have the same reactions today? Why or why not?

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