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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 did Corinne offend Sharon when she invited her over for the holiday dinner?
(a) She told her to wash her hair.
(b) She told her she could not bring a guest.
(c) She told her to wear something nice.
(d) She told her not to cook anything.

2. What is the subject of the article William asks Otto if he should clip for him at the beginning of the story?
(a) Dinner conversation topics.
(b) Holiday weight gain.
(c) How to keep New Year's resolutions.
(d) Holiday depression.

3. How long have William and Otto been together?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

5. Which of Otto's siblings is in the midst of a lawsuit?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Martin.
(d) Corinne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Otto and Williams relationship?

2. Why does Otto decline William's offer to take their vacation early this year?

3. What seemed to impress Otto's family most about William when they first met him?

4. What flower did Otto learn to like after William made him "look again" (54)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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