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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 gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?
(a) A couch.
(b) A coffee table.
(c) A television set.
(d) A computer.

2. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?
(a) He jokes he must have found a new wife.
(b) He asked how she let him off the hook.
(c) He asks if he is in jail.
(d) He jokes he always was the only smart one in the family.

3. What does Otto recall were the best moments at the family dinner table when he was young?
(a) When his father was still alive.
(b) When Martin would throw up.
(c) When Sharon would talk.
(d) When Sharon was not there.

4. Who does Otto think Portia resembles?
(a) Martin.
(b) Corinne.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Their father.

5. What is Sharon's smile like?
(a) Forced.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Youthful.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Otto ask Portia when he tells her that he is a lawyer?

2. Who is Portia's mother?

3. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?

4. What does Sharon say she is thinking of buying for her house per Otto's advice?

5. What does Otto consider may be the only reason William finds him appealing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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