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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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 knows what that is.
(d) He asks if she would like to a be a lawyer someday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Otto think Portia resembles?

3. Where does Portia's mother lives?

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

5. What does William offer as proof that Sharon does not seem any more unhappy than anyone else?

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