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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. Who is coming to stay at the house?

2. What does Cliff assure Alison he will not do?

3. Where is Alison going with Helena?

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

5. Who does Hugh's mother blame for Hugh's departure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the establishment?

2. How does Alison show her weak character in the final scene?

3. Describe the three main characters.

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

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

6. What realization does Helena come to in this section?

7. 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?

8. Describe the character of Helena.

9. How does the Colonel describe Alison and himself?

10. How does Alison describe her relationship with Cliff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Define the term kitchen sink realism? What are the conventions of kitchen sink realism and how is it different from realism? In ways is Look Back in Anger a kitchen sink drama?

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