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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 72-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tea does Sharon serve, which seems to excite William?
(a) Masala Chai.
(b) Green.
(c) Darjeeling.
(d) Earl Grey.

2. Where does Portia's mother lives?
(a) China.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. What did Otto realize about he and William's relationship after William said he was going to have to meet Otto's family sooner or later?
(a) They would have to avoid family gatherings if they were going to stay together.
(b) It was not going to last.
(c) They had a future together.
(d) Their relationship was going to help his relationship with his own family.

4. What joke does Otto make about seeing a baby when William asks if he wants to see the baby at the start of the story?
(a) If he wanted to see a confused bald person he could look in the mirror.
(b) If he wanted to see someone who sleeps all day he would get a cat.
(c) If he wanted to see a baby he would look at William.
(d) If he wanted to see someone who needs a diaper he would visit his mother.

5. What holiday did Otto agree to join his family for in "Some Other, Better Otto"?
(a) Hannukah.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William say to Otto when he is at the kitchen table at the end of the story?

2. Who is Portia's mother?

3. What flower did Otto learn to like after William made him "look again" (54)?

4. Why does Otto decline William's offer to take their vacation early this year?

5. What does William say when Otto says he worries about the way Sharon has to live?

(see the answer key)

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