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

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

3. Who is Portia's mother?
(a) Laurie.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Viola.
(d) Corinne.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tea does Sharon serve, which seems to excite William?

2. What does Otto wonder as he looks around Sharon's sparse apartment?

3. Who seems most excited when Corinne and Wesley's sons and wife leave after stopping by briefly during Thanksgiving?

4. What does Otto say is the truth about Thanksgiving?

5. How old is Portia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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