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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is making the noise outside Kitty's room?

2. What is Kit Carson doing as the scene opens?

3. Which of the following cannot be used to describe Elsie?

4. Nick receives an annoying phone call from whom?

5. Kitty is upset when she sees _______________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Alcohol seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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