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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sharon say she is thinking of buying for her house per Otto's advice?
(a) A new tea kettle.
(b) A sculpture.
(c) A painting.
(d) Some curtains.

3. What did Otto and his siblings ask the doctors when Sharon had her first apparent psychological break?
(a) If she should live with one of them.
(b) If she could live a normal life after that.
(c) If she should stay in a group home.
(d) If there is any chance this has happened before.

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

5. How old is Portia?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 6.

6. With whom does Corinne say Martin has been having an affair?
(a) His paralegal.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His client.
(d) His personal trainer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Which of Martin's wives is at Thanksgiving dinner at Corinne's?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Viola.
(c) Lilah.
(d) Laurie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. With whom does Portia live?

5. What type of tea does Sharon serve, which seems to excite William?

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