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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What word does Corinne use to describe Portia's mother?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Obnoxious.
(d) Psychotic.

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

5. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?
(a) She does not believe in killing animals for food.
(b) Her mother is not there.
(c) Her father is not there.
(d) She feels they are celebrating Native American genocide.

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

7. With whom does Portia live?
(a) Martin and Laurie.
(b) Corinne and Wesley.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Viola.

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

9. Who seems most excited when Corinne and Wesley's sons and wife leave after stopping by briefly during Thanksgiving?
(a) Otto.
(b) William.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Corinne.

10. What does Otto say is the truth about Thanksgiving?
(a) It's always lies no matter how you look at it.
(b) It all happened so long ago it no longer matters.
(c) They ate with Native Americans then killed them.
(d) They are together and that is all that matters.

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

12. What atypical behavior does Portia display at the party?
(a) She closes her eyes when she talks to people.
(b) She speaks as if she is interviewing people.
(c) She squeals and runs away when anyone tries to talk to her.
(d) She sits mute on the couch and does not eat.

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

14. Who does Laurie say sent Portia a great gift for her birthday?
(a) Viola.
(b) Martin.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Otto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto ask Portia when he tells her that he is a lawyer?

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

3. What is wrong with the gift Portia got for her birthday, according to Portia?

4. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?

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

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