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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 atypical behavior does Portia display at the party?
2. What does Otto ask Portia when he tells her that he is a lawyer?
3. What does Sharon have hanging on the walls of her apartment?
4. How old is Portia?
5. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Sharon and William discuss regarding time after William says he experienced deja vu?
2. Why does Portia cry at Corinne's on Thanksgiving? How do the other family members, including Otto, respond to her concern?
3. What does Otto wonder when William thought to bring Sharon flowers when they visited?
4. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?
5. As Otto observes Sharon's sparse apartment, what does he realize about himself?
6. What reason does Sharon offer for not wanting to go to Corinne's for Thanksgiving?
7. What was the first real indication to Otto and his siblings that Sharon had a psychological disorder?
8. What does Corinne tell Otto about Martin at her house on Thanksgiving? How does Otto react?
9. What did Viola get Portia for her birthday? Why does Portia think it is not a great gift?
10. What does Otto think as he watches William with his nephews at Thanksgiving?
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
Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how the fragility of mind plays a part in the plot of the "Some Other, Better Otto."
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