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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 often does Corinne say she would like to see her family all together in the same room?
(a) Every year at least.
(b) Every other year.
(c) Once every century or so.
(d) At all major holidays and birthdays.

2. Who wrote "Some Other, Better Otto"?
(a) Joan Didion.
(b) Lorrie Moore.
(c) Deborah Eisenberg.
(d) George Saunders.

3. Why does Otto decline William's offer to take their vacation early this year?
(a) He needs more time to save money.
(b) He does not want William to miss his concert.
(c) He cannot miss work.
(d) He does not have time to pack.

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

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 a baby he would look at William.
(b) If he wanted to see a confused bald person he could look in the mirror.
(c) If he wanted to see someone who sleeps all day he would get a cat.
(d) If he wanted to see someone who needs a diaper he would visit his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Otto tell Willam at home after introducing him to his family?

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

3. What did William and Otto often do instead of spending time with family during the holidays?

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

5. What lie did Otto tell his sibling when invited over for the upcoming holiday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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