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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. What does Mr. Button say, in Chapter II, he will call his son?

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

3. What does Mr. Button assume has happened, regarding his child and what he sees in the crying-room?

4. In which period does this story begin?

5. Why is the clerk surprised at the suit Mr. Button chooses for his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Benjamin to deciding to attend Harvard?

2. What is unusual about the birth of the Button’s son?

3. What is significant about Benjamin turning 12?

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

5. What is Mr. Button’s plan for his son, at the beginning of the story the story?

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

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

8. What is the setting of the beginning of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At around age 12, Benjamin starts to realize he is growing younger. How does this make him feel? How does this affect his father? How would you feel if you were him or his father? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Benjamin starts off in the story as compliant and obedient. How does Benjamin grow to be more assertive throughout the story? How does he also stay sensitive? What role does Benjamin‘s personality play in the plot of the story? Does it play significant role? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are varying reactions to Benjamin‘s rare condition. What are these reactions? How do they affect Benjamin? How do they make Benjamin‘s life more difficult but also make him stronger? What can the reader learn from this?

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