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

2. What does Sharon say she is thinking of buying for her house per Otto's advice?
(a) A sculpture.
(b) A painting.
(c) A new tea kettle.
(d) Some curtains.

3. Who seems most excited when Corinne and Wesley's sons and wife leave after stopping by briefly during Thanksgiving?
(a) Wesley.
(b) William.
(c) Corinne.
(d) Otto.

4. How old is Portia?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 15.

5. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?
(a) A microscope set.
(b) A trip to Disney World next year.
(c) A trip to Glyndebourne when she turns 18.
(d) A real microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Otto's mind more like compared to Sharon?

2. What atypical behavior does Portia display at the party?

3. Who is Portia's mother?

4. With whom does Portia live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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