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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Otto think he may have ruined William's life?
(a) He never asked William if he wanted children.
(b) William seems so unhappy.
(c) Otto does not like to travel as much as William.
(d) He never allowed William to pursue a career in music.

2. What does Otto do at the end of the story after William goes upstairs?
(a) He goes to the study and reads.
(b) He calls to check on Sharon.
(c) He breaks William's violin.
(d) He sits at the kitchen table and cries.

3. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?
(a) He asks if he is in jail.
(b) He jokes he always was the only smart one in the family.
(c) He jokes he must have found a new wife.
(d) He asked how she let him off the hook.

4. How long have William and Otto been together?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. What example does Otto use to prove to William that time is linear?
(a) He is always bald and they are not getting any younger.
(b) Children grow taller.
(c) Body's hunch more with age.
(d) Hair get longer and grayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto wonder as he looks around Sharon's sparse apartment?

2. What word does Corinne use to describe Portia's mother?

3. What does Otto tell William he "wouldn't stoop to" (72) at home after Corinne's dinner?

4. What does Otto recall were the best moments at the family dinner table when he was young?

5. Which of Martin's wives is at Thanksgiving dinner at Corinne's?

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