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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kitty wearing when Act 3 opens?

2. What does Kitty tell Tom?

3. What can Joe tell from looking at Kitty and Tom?

4. How could Kitty's mood be categorized?

5. Which of the following does Kitty not look at in the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is your interpretation of the play's title, THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE? Does Saroyan mean to imply that these characters are living a good life? Or is there a message he wants the reader to learn from reading about the characters? Or is it something else entirely? Support your answer with examples if possible.

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