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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. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?
(a) He jokes he must have found a new wife.
(b) He jokes he always was the only smart one in the family.
(c) He asks if he is in jail.
(d) He asked how she let him off the hook.

2. What gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?
(a) A coffee table.
(b) A couch.
(c) A computer.
(d) A television set.

3. Who seems most excited when Corinne and Wesley's sons and wife leave after stopping by briefly during Thanksgiving?
(a) William.
(b) Otto.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Corinne.

4. What does Otto recall were the best moments at the family dinner table when he was young?
(a) When Sharon was not there.
(b) When Martin would throw up.
(c) When his father was still alive.
(d) When Sharon would talk.

5. What impressive gift did Portia get for her birthday?
(a) A trip to Glyndebourne when she turns 18.
(b) A microscope set.
(c) A trip to Disney World next year.
(d) A real microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Martin's wives is at Thanksgiving dinner at Corinne's?

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

3. What does Otto consider may be the only reason William finds him appealing?

4. Why is Portia upset about Thanksgiving?

5. What word does Corinne use to describe Portia's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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