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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 45 - 55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 someone who sleeps all day he would get a cat.
(b) If he wanted to see a confused bald person he could look in the mirror.
(c) If he wanted to see someone who needs a diaper he would visit his mother.
(d) If he wanted to see a baby he would look at William.

2. During what holiday did Otto first introduce William to his family?
(a) Mother's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

3. Who moved into the top floor of the brownstone with Otto's first tenant?
(a) Viola.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Wesley.

4. Why does Otto decline William's offer to take their vacation early this year?
(a) He needs more time to save money.
(b) He does not have time to pack.
(c) He cannot miss work.
(d) He does not want William to miss his concert.

5. What did William do for work when they first moved into the brownstone together?
(a) Handyman.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Proofreading.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Naomi and Margaret adopting their first child?

2. Where did Otto tell Corinne he and William first met when she asked the first time she met William?

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

4. What did Otto and William often send to family for Christmas in lieu of visiting for many years?

5. Which of Otto's sibling's younger children did Corinne tell Otto he should try to see because they are getting older?

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