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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 song does the newsboy sing?

2. What does Tom want to give to Kitty to stop her crying?

3. What does Joe want Tom to get for him?

4. What does Joe send Tom out to buy?

5. Who had saved Tom's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the longshoreman, McCarthy, and the policeman, Krupp, described in Act 2?

2. What toy do Tom and Joe bring Kitty to cheer her up?

3. What is the Lady's reactions to Joe's behavior?

4. What happens when Willie finally beats the marble machine?

5. How is Nick's character further revealed in Act 4?

6. How is Joe described in Act 1?

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

8. What job does Nick agree to pay Wesley to do?

9. Describe Joe's introspective mood tonight.

10. What does Krupp think people want in their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study on Kitty. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the play's title. What did the author mean by calling the play THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of life. Identify at least two themes about life in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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