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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. What atypical behavior does Portia display at the party?
(a) She speaks as if she is interviewing people.
(b) She squeals and runs away when anyone tries to talk to her.
(c) She closes her eyes when she talks to people.
(d) She sits mute on the couch and does not eat.

2. What word does Corinne use to describe Portia's mother?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Psychotic.
(d) Obnoxious.

3. Who does Laurie say sent Portia a great gift for her birthday?
(a) Viola.
(b) Martin.
(c) Otto.
(d) Corinne.

4. What type of tea does Sharon serve, which seems to excite William?
(a) Earl Grey.
(b) Darjeeling.
(c) Masala Chai.
(d) Green.

5. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?
(a) She does not believe in killing animals for food.
(b) She feels they are celebrating Native American genocide.
(c) Her father is not there.
(d) Her mother is not there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Martin's wives is at Thanksgiving dinner at Corinne's?

2. With whom does Portia live?

3. What does Sharon have hanging on the walls of her apartment?

4. What gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?

5. Where does Portia's mother lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Portia cry at Corinne's on Thanksgiving? How do the other family members, including Otto, respond to her concern?

2. What did Viola get Portia for her birthday? Why does Portia think it is not a great gift?

3. What does Otto wonder when William thought to bring Sharon flowers when they visited?

4. What does Otto think as he watches William with his nephews at Thanksgiving?

5. As Otto observes Sharon's sparse apartment, what does he realize about himself?

6. What do Sharon and William discuss regarding time after William says he experienced deja vu?

7. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

8. What reason does Sharon offer for not wanting to go to Corinne's for Thanksgiving?

9. What was the first real indication to Otto and his siblings that Sharon had a psychological disorder?

10. What does Corinne tell Otto about Martin at her house on Thanksgiving? How does Otto react?

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