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

2. What is Dudley R. Bostwick's greatest need?
(a) To find his parents.
(b) To find a woman.
(c) To find a job.
(d) To find an apartment.

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

4. What does Joe send Tom out to buy?
(a) Some Cuban cigars.
(b) A case of champagne.
(c) Theater tickets.
(d) A map of Europe and a gun.

5. Tom never acknowledges that Kitty could be ______________.
(a) A hooker.
(b) A brunette.
(c) A thief.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Joe buy for Kitty?

2. Harry wants Nick to hire him as a ________________.

3. What is Joe doing at a table by himself?

4. For whom does Joe call out and then whistle for?

5. Which of the following does Nick not say his bar attracts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe react to Tom's question?

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

3. What do Tom and Kitty symbolize for Joe/

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

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

6. What are Elsie and Dudly's perspectives on loving without pain?

7. How does Joe engage the woman sitting alone at the center table in the bar?

8. Why is the appearance of Nick's daughter such an emotional experience for him?

9. How is Joe described in Act 1?

10. What gesture of kindness does Joe do for Tom which completely surprises Tom?

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