diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
index 53abd13b4..18c17d72f 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otBase.py
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ class BaseTable(object):
         except KeyError:
             raise  # XXX on KeyError, raise nice error
         value = conv.xmlRead(attrs, content, font)
-        if conv.repeat:
+        if conv.repeat is not None:
             seq = getattr(self, conv.name, None)
             if seq is None:
                 seq = []
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otConverters.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otConverters.py
index 789ec7cfb..8bd685d0b 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otConverters.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otConverters.py
@@ -1912,11 +1912,9 @@ class CFF2Index(BaseConverter):
             writer.writeData(item)
 
     def xmlRead(self, attrs, content, font):
-        abort
-        items = []
-        for eName, eAttrs, _eContent in filter(istuple, content):
-            print(eName)
-        return items
+        obj = self.itemClass()
+        obj.fromXML(None, attrs, content, font)
+        return obj
 
     def xmlWrite(self, xmlWriter, font, value, name, attrs):
         for i, item in enumerate(value):
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otData.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otData.py
index a71c25476..9c9efc595 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otData.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otData.py
@@ -3337,8 +3337,8 @@ otData = [
         [
             ("uint16", "Format", None, None, "Set to 1."),
             ("LOffset", "VarRegionList", None, None, ""),
-            ("uint16", "VarDataCount", None, None, ""),
-            ("LOffsetTo(MultiVarData)", "VarData", "VarDataCount", 0, ""),
+            ("uint16", "MultiVarDataCount", None, None, ""),
+            ("LOffset", "MultiVarData", "MultiVarDataCount", 0, ""),
         ],
     ),
     # VariableComposites
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otTables.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otTables.py
index 87d006983..3a239aca5 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otTables.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/otTables.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class CvarEncodedValues(BaseTable):
 
     def fromXML(self, name, attrs, content, font):
         self.populateDefaults()
-        values = safeEval(attrs["value"])
+        self.values = safeEval(attrs["value"])
 
 
 class VarCompositeGlyph(BaseTable):
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/builder.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/builder.py
index d5c146762..f05802770 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/builder.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/builder.py
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ def buildMultiVarData(varRegionIndices, items):
     return self
 
 
-def buildMultiVarStore(varRegionList, varDataList):
+def buildMultiVarStore(varRegionList, multiVarDataList):
     self = ot.MultiVarStore()
     self.Format = 1
     self.VarRegionList = varRegionList
-    self.VarData = list(varDataList)
-    self.VarDataCount = len(self.VarData)
+    self.MultiVarData = list(multiVarDataList)
+    self.MultiVarDataCount = len(self.MultiVarData)
     return self
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/multiVarStore.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/multiVarStore.py
index 0d06ffd5e..a0b246a11 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/multiVarStore.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/multiVarStore.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class OnlineMultiVarStoreBuilder(object):
 
     def finish(self, optimize=True):
         self._regionList.RegionCount = len(self._regionList.Region)
-        self._store.VarDataCount = len(self._store.VarData)
+        self._store.MultiVarDataCount = len(self._store.MultiVarData)
         return self._store
 
     def _add_MultiVarData(self):
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class OnlineMultiVarStoreBuilder(object):
         varDataIdx = self._varDataIndices.get(key)
         if varDataIdx is not None:
             self._outer = varDataIdx
-            self._data = self._store.VarData[varDataIdx]
+            self._data = self._store.MultiVarData[varDataIdx]
             self._cache = self._varDataCaches[key]
             if len(self._data.Item) == 0xFFFF:
                 # This is full.  Need new one.
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class OnlineMultiVarStoreBuilder(object):
 
         if varDataIdx is None:
             self._data = buildMultiVarData(regionIndices, [])
-            self._outer = len(self._store.VarData)
-            self._store.VarData.append(self._data)
+            self._outer = len(self._store.MultiVarData)
+            self._store.MultiVarData.append(self._data)
             self._varDataIndices[key] = self._outer
             if key not in self._varDataCaches:
                 self._varDataCaches[key] = {}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ot.MultiVarData.addItem = MultiVarData_addItem
 
 
 def MultiVarStore___bool__(self):
-    return bool(self.VarData)
+    return bool(self.MultiVarData)
 
 
 ot.MultiVarStore.__bool__ = MultiVarStore___bool__