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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 gift did Otto give to Sharon that she still has in her living room?

2. Who is Portia's mother?

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

4. With whom does Portia live?

5. What joke does Otto make regarding Martin's absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Corinne concerned about Portia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Examine how the fragility of mind plays a part in the plot of the "Some Other, Better Otto."

Essay Topic 2

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Portia? What theme or themes does her character represent? What does her character show the reader about Otto? How is this character important to the story?

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