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

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

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

4. What did William do for work when they first moved into the brownstone together?
(a) Handyman.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Proofreading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Otto realize about he and William's relationship after William said he was going to have to meet Otto's family sooner or later?

2. How old was Martin when his father died?

3. What was the most Otto and William would do to reach out to family on birthdays for many years?

4. Where are Naomi and Margaret adopting their first child?

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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