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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. Who starts to follow Benjamin on his way to the train station after Mr. Hart threw him out?

2. What had Mr. Button been known as in college?

3. Why does Mr. Button hope the baby will be a boy?

4. Why is Mr. Button in a panic about taking his son home from the hospital?

5. Why do Benjamin and his grandfather become great friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it fortunate for the Buttons that the Civil War breaks out?

2. How does Dr. Keane treat Mr. Button?

3. What suit does Mr. Button choose for his son? What do others think of this suit?

4. What is known about the Button family based on Chapter 1?

5. What issue does Mr. Button have at the store, when going to buy clothes for his son?

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

7. What does Mr. Button have Benjamin do at age 18?

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

9. How does Benjamin’s grandfather’s attitude change towards his grandson?

10. What is the reaction the hospital staff regarding the birth the the Button's son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although no one has been born an old man, many have been born with other special needs. How can people today relate to this story and the challenges Benjamin faces? How do people today deal with special needs children? What support would exist today for Benjamin and his family that did not exist in 1860?

Essay Topic 2

Hildegarde Moncrief refuses to believe the truth about Benjamin’s odd way of growing. Why does the refuse to belief the truth? How does she react to his growing younger, once she sees this rumor is true? Would she have married him had she known he would continue to grow younger? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Although Benjamin dies as an infant, what are the similarities between old age and infancy that are brought up in this book? What does this book say about the care of the elderly? What does Benjamin's life reveal about the end of one's life?

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