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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. How old was Martin when his father died?
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 21.
(d) 4.

2. What family event made Otto feel he was no longer obligated to family during holidays?
(a) His parent's divorce.
(b) His brother's arrest.
(c) His father's death.
(d) His mother's death.

3. What seemed to impress Otto's family most about William when they first met him?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His good looks.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His creativity.

4. Where did Otto tell Corinne he and William first met when she asked the first time she met William?
(a) On Third Avenue.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At work.
(d) At a nearby cafe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have William and Otto been together?

2. Who wrote "Some Other, Better Otto"?

3. How does Otto say he finds out about his sibling's lawsuit?

4. Which of Otto's siblings is in the midst of a lawsuit?

5. How often does Corinne say she would like to see her family all together in the same room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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