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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. During what holiday did Otto first introduce William to his family?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Mother's Day.

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

3. Who moved into the top floor of the brownstone with Otto's first tenant?
(a) Laurie.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Viola.
(d) Margaret.

4. 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.

5. What did Otto and William often send to family for Christmas in lieu of visiting for many years?
(a) A book.
(b) Wine.
(c) A fruit basket.
(d) A gift card.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Otto and Williams relationship?

5. How long have William and Otto been together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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