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

2. With whom does Corinne say Martin has been having an affair?
(a) His personal trainer.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His paralegal.
(d) His client.

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

4. With whom does Portia live?
(a) Viola.
(b) Corinne and Wesley.
(c) Martin and Laurie.
(d) Sharon.

5. What does Otto consider may be the only reason William finds him appealing?
(a) Otto is wealthy.
(b) They live together.
(c) Otto is intelligent.
(d) Otto is easy going.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Portia's mother lives?

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

5. What does William offer as proof that Sharon does not seem any more unhappy than anyone else?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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