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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 Sharon's smile like?

2. What did Otto and his siblings ask the doctors when Sharon had her first apparent psychological break?

3. What does Sharon have hanging on the walls of her apartment?

4. With whom does Portia live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Otto and William in "Some Other, Better Otto." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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