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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 is the name of the horse Joe tells Nick to bet on?
(a) McCarthy.
(b) McDougall.
(c) McDaddy.
(d) Sweetie Pie.

2. Who is Murphy?
(a) A traveling salesman.
(b) An old trapper.
(c) A vagrant.
(d) A beer salesman.

3. What is Joe doing at a table by himself?
(a) Playing cards
(b) Texting
(c) Watching TV
(d) Drinking

4. What stage name does Joe insist on calling Kitty?
(a) Kitty Katz.
(b) Miss Fortune.
(c) Miss Divine.
(d) Miss Duval.

5. What does Joe say that people spend 23 boring hours doing each day?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Sleepwalking.
(d) Praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young black man to whom Nick gives a free lunch?

2. What does Joe make Tom do while the music plays?

3. Although the men in the bar think Harry is a good dancer, they are less enthusiastic about his ______________ skills.

4. What are the initials on the bag of a woman Joe is fixated on?

5. What game does Willie love to play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Tom's discomfort in engaging in Kitty's daydreams.

2. How does the author show Kitty's distress through her body language?

3. How does Joe explain Tom's love for Kitty and how Kitty deserves to have a nicer life?

4. A man called The Arab has a standard answer for everything. What does the Arab say?

5. What betting advice does Joe give Nick in Act 2?

6. How is Joe described in Act 1?

7. What life mystery do Krupp and Nick try to determine?

8. How does Tom behave when he discovers Kitty is a prostitute?

9. What is the setting for Act 1 of THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE?

10. What is the setting for Act 3?

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