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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. Why does Alison have no one to whom she can turn?
(a) She is the boy who cried wolf.
(b) She has never had friends.
(c) She is a black sheep.
(d) She has burned her bridges.

2. What is Jimmy listening to on the radio?
(a) A comedy
(b) The news
(c) A play
(d) A concert

3. What is Cliff's surname?
(a) Porter
(b) Lewis
(c) Jones
(d) Rhys

4. Where is Helena when Alison is having problems?
(a) On tour
(b) At work
(c) In hospital
(d) At university

5. What does Alison reveal to Cliff?
(a) She is leaving.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She wants to divorce Jimmy.
(d) She loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Alison's father coming to pick her up?

2. What is the name of Jimmy's closest friend?

3. Hugh and who else helped Jimmy set up his sweet stall business?

4. Where does Jimmy find the letter?

5. How many leather armchairs do the Porters have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is change a major theme in the play?

2. Why does Jimmy not like Helena?

3. What is Jimmy's opinion of Alison's mother?

4. Describe the layout of the stage.

5. How does Alison describe her relationship with Cliff?

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

7. In what way does Jimmy try to put himself center of attention even while he is not in the room?

8. In what way does Helena's statement that Jimmy would feel more comfortable with things during the French Revolution sum up Jimmy as a person?

9. Describe Alison's character.

10. How is it obvious that Helena has now moved in?

(see the answer keys)

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