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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. Who is Portia's mother?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Laurie.
(c) Viola.
(d) Corinne.
2. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?
(a) He jokes he always was the only smart one in the family.
(b) He asks if he is in jail.
(c) He asked how she let him off the hook.
(d) He jokes he must have found a new wife.
3. Where does Portia's mother lives?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) China.
4. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?
(a) She does not believe in killing animals for food.
(b) Her mother is not there.
(c) She feels they are celebrating Native American genocide.
(d) Her father is not there.
5. What example does Otto use to prove to William that time is linear?
(a) Children grow taller.
(b) Body's hunch more with age.
(c) Hair get longer and grayer.
(d) He is always bald and they are not getting any younger.
Short Answer Questions
1. What gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?
2. What type of tea does Sharon serve, which seems to excite William?
3. With whom does Portia live?
4. How old is Portia?
5. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Corinne tell Otto about Martin at her house on Thanksgiving? How does Otto react?
2. What was the first real indication to Otto and his siblings that Sharon had a psychological disorder?
3. What does Otto wonder when William thought to bring Sharon flowers when they visited?
4. What do Sharon and William discuss regarding time after William says he experienced deja vu?
5. What reason does Sharon offer for not wanting to go to Corinne's for Thanksgiving?
6. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?
7. What did Viola get Portia for her birthday? Why does Portia think it is not a great gift?
8. What does Otto think as he watches William with his nephews at Thanksgiving?
9. Why does Portia cry at Corinne's on Thanksgiving? How do the other family members, including Otto, respond to her concern?
10. As Otto observes Sharon's sparse apartment, what does he realize about himself?
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