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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Otto wonder as he looks around Sharon's sparse apartment?
(a) Why he needs so many things.
(b) If he should buy her some more stuff.
(c) How she can live in such squalor.
(d) If she would let him store some of his things in her place.

2. Who does Otto think Portia resembles?
(a) Their father.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Martin.
(d) Corinne.

3. What is Sharon's smile like?
(a) Mischievous.
(b) Forced.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Youthful.

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

5. What does Laurie tell Portia to make her feel better about Thanksgiving?
(a) Her father will be there soon.
(b) They will be leaving soon.
(c) She does not have to eat if she does not want to.
(d) They are celebrating sharing a meal with Native Americans.

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

7. What does William offer as proof that Sharon does not seem any more unhappy than anyone else?
(a) Her good hygiene.
(b) Her productivity.
(c) Her calm demeanor.
(d) Her smile.

8. What gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?
(a) A couch.
(b) A television set.
(c) A coffee table.
(d) A computer.

9. What was Otto's mind more like compared to Sharon?
(a) Creative.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Literal.
(d) Mathematical.

10. What does Sharon have hanging on the walls of her apartment?
(a) Constellation charts.
(b) The periodic table of elements.
(c) Her own paintings.
(d) Math forumalas.

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

12. What does Otto consider may be the only reason William finds him appealing?
(a) Otto is easy going.
(b) Otto is wealthy.
(c) They live together.
(d) Otto is intelligent.

13. What is wrong with the gift Portia got for her birthday, according to Portia?
(a) She simply does not like the gift.
(b) The world is going to end before she can go.
(c) She hates flying.
(d) She does not know how to use the gift.

14. What does Otto recall were the best moments at the family dinner table when he was young?
(a) When Martin would throw up.
(b) When Sharon would talk.
(c) When his father was still alive.
(d) When Sharon was not there.

15. Who is Portia's mother?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Corinne.
(c) Viola.
(d) Laurie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon say she is thinking of buying for her house per Otto's advice?

2. What did Otto and his siblings ask the doctors when Sharon had her first apparent psychological break?

3. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?

4. Who seems most excited when Corinne and Wesley's sons and wife leave after stopping by briefly during Thanksgiving?

5. Who does Laurie say sent Portia a great gift for her birthday?

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