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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is McCarthy's job?

2. What instrument does the Arab play?

3. When does Krupp say he is going to quit the police force?

4. In what room of the hotel does Act 3 take place?

5. What does Nick give to the drunk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Saroyan use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE is set in 1939--following the Great Depression in America and before the start of World War II. What impact did these two major events have on Saroyan? What impact did they have on his work, especially THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the 1930s when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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