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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) 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.

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

3. What does Otto ask Portia when he tells her that he is a lawyer?
(a) He asks if her father ever told her what a good lawyer he was.
(b) He asks why she wants to know.
(c) He asks if she would like to a be a lawyer someday.
(d) He asks if she knows what that is.

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

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

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

7. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?
(a) A microscope set.
(b) A trip to Disney World next year.
(c) A real microphone.
(d) A trip to Glyndebourne when she turns 18.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?

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

3. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?

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

5. What is Sharon's smile like?

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