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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. How old are both Cliff and Jimmy?

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

3. What does Alison reveal to Cliff?

4. Which new character enters the apartment?

5. Who has phoned Alison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the establishment?

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

3. Describe the relationship between Jimmy and Cliff.

4. Why is Jimmy angry at Helena at the end of Act Two, Scene Two?

5. How does Alison describe her relationship with Cliff?

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

7. How does Jimmy's relationship with Helena seem more stable than his relationship with Alison?

8. How does the Colonel describe Alison and himself?

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

10. How does the Colonel analyze the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Look Back In Anger make such an impact when it was first released? In what way was it different from other plays released up to that point? In what way did Look Back In Anger revolutionize British theater at that time?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of 1950's Britain.

1) Why was the issue of class such an important issue at that time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think Britain was going through a transitional phase in the 1950's? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1950's Britain?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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