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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 Hugh leave to do?

2. How is Nigel related to Alison?

3. Which member of Alison's family does Jimmy say he would like to see dead?

4. Which member of Alison's family does Jimmy like?

5. Which character does not yet know about Alison's pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alison react to her father's apology?

2. Why does Jimmy dislike the church?

3. How does Alison think Jimmy will react to her pregnancy?

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

5. Why could Jimmy be seen as downtrodden?

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

7. What does pusillanimous mean?

8. Describe the Colonel's character.

9. How does Alison react when Helena tells her she has wired her father?

10. What reasons does Alison give for marrying Jimmy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How influential was Look Back in Anger on British popular culture at the time? How had British society and popular culture worked up to such an explosion portrayal of British working class life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose two characters from the play and compare their differences in terms of class.

1) In what ways do they view life differently?

2) How are the changes in British society affecting their identity?

3) How do they view each others differences?

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