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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie did Otto tell his sibling when invited over for the upcoming holiday?
(a) He did not observe that holiday.
(b) He would be out of the country.
(c) He had plans with friends.
(d) William had a concert that day.

2. What is the only thing Otto tells Corinne he remembers of Martin growing up?
(a) He was always vomiting.
(b) He was always napping.
(c) He was never home.
(d) He was always fighting with him.

3. Which of Otto's sibling's younger children did Corinne tell Otto he should try to see because they are getting older?
(a) Martin's.
(b) Sharon's.
(c) Naomi's.
(d) Wesley's.

4. What holiday did Otto agree to join his family for in "Some Other, Better Otto"?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Hannukah.

5. What joke does Otto make about seeing a baby when William asks if he wants to see the baby at the start of the story?
(a) If he wanted to see someone who sleeps all day he would get a cat.
(b) If he wanted to see a confused bald person he could look in the mirror.
(c) If he wanted to see a baby he would look at William.
(d) If he wanted to see someone who needs a diaper he would visit his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Otto tell Corinne he and William first met when she asked the first time she met William?

2. What family event made Otto feel he was no longer obligated to family during holidays?

3. What did Otto and William often send to family for Christmas in lieu of visiting for many years?

4. During what holiday did Otto first introduce William to his family?

5. What is the subject of the article William asks Otto if he should clip for him at the beginning of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Otto's family's reaction to William different from the way they reacted to Diandra?

2. Why did Otto know how to answer Corinne's question about where he and William met?

3. Who are Naomi and Margaret? Where are they at the start of the story and why?

4. What does Corinne ask of Otto after she invites him to Thanksgiving? Why does she think he will be more effective than she or Martin?

5. What did William do while Otto worked when they first moved into the brownstone?

6. How long ago did Otto introduce his family to William? What was the occasion? What changed for Otto after that night?

7. How did Otto's mother's death change him and his relationship with his family?

8. What do Corinne and Otto say when discussing their family Thanksgivings when they were young?

9. What would Corinne or Martin often say when they called Otto to invite him to a family event?

10. What is Otto anxious about at the start of the story, which he discusses with William?

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