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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 flower did Otto learn to like after William made him "look again" (54)?
(a) Orchids.
(b) Chrysanthemums.
(c) Roses.
(d) Violets.

2. What does William say when Otto says he worries about the way Sharon has to live?
(a) Everybody is so alone.
(b) We could always use a helping hand.
(c) She should live with us.
(d) She will be fine.

3. Where does Otto sleep the evening he had to bring Sharon home from the hospital?
(a) At Sharon's apartment.
(b) In his room.
(c) At the kitchen table.
(d) In his study.

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

5. 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 needs a diaper he would visit his mother.
(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 a confused bald person he could look in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto ask William in the last line of the story?

2. With whom does Corinne say Martin has been having an affair?

3. What does Otto say he must be for not wanting to have children?

4. What seemed to impress Otto's family most about William when they first met him?

5. What holiday did Otto agree to join his family for in "Some Other, Better Otto"?

(see the answer key)

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