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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 does Jimmy say he would do if Helena slapped him?

2. Whose is the father of Alison's baby?

3. Which of the following do the Porters have in the house?

4. What part of Alison does Cliff kiss?

5. What is Alison doing at the beginning of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jimmy react to Helena's leaving?

2. In what way is it obvious Alison has had a miscarriage?

3. What do the two women talk about in the final scene.

4. How do Jimmy and Helena react differently to Alison's perceived weaknesses?

5. In what way is Cliff Jimmy's opposite?

6. Why does Hugh's mother dislike Alison?

7. How does the Colonel analyze the situation?

8. In what way does Jimmy and Helena's relationship seem more affectionate then Jimmy and Alison's relationship?

9. How does Jimmy react to Helena's news ?

10. How does Jimmy react to Alison's sudden arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way can Look Back in Anger be regarded as a realist text? How does the play's realism express Osborne's views on British society?

Essay Topic 2

Look Back In Anger is seen as the starting point for a movement coined by the press as the Angry Young Man.

1) In what way is Jimmy Porter the archetypal Angry Young Man?

2) Why is it so important to the play that Jimmy Porter is a working class character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "Jimmy Porter's university education gave him the fuel for his anger." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

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