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

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

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

4. What is Sharon's smile like?

5. What does Otto recall were the best moments at the family dinner table when he was young?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a review of "Some Other, Better Otto." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

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