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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Otto and Williams relationship?
2. What did William do for work when they first moved into the brownstone together?
3. Who wrote "Some Other, Better Otto"?
4. Which of Otto's sibling's younger children did Corinne tell Otto he should try to see because they are getting older?
5. Where did Otto tell Corinne he and William first met when she asked the first time she met William?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Otto's family's reaction to William different from the way they reacted to Diandra?
2. What did William do while Otto worked when they first moved into the brownstone?
3. What would Corinne or Martin often say when they called Otto to invite him to a family event?
4. How did Otto's mother's death change him and his relationship with his family?
5. How long ago did Otto introduce his family to William? What was the occasion? What changed for Otto after that night?
6. Why did Otto know how to answer Corinne's question about where he and William met?
7. What does Corinne ask of Otto after she invites him to Thanksgiving? Why does she think he will be more effective than she or Martin?
8. What do Corinne and Otto say when discussing their family Thanksgivings when they were young?
9. Who are Naomi and Margaret? Where are they at the start of the story and why?
10. What is Otto anxious about at the start of the story, which he discusses with William?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of "Some Other, Better Otto." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Some Other, Better Otto" similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 3
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Some Other, Better Otto." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
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