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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 animal does Jimmy play in their game?

2. What word does Jimmy use to describe Alison?

3. Which character calls Jimmy in for tea?

4. Where is Alison going with Helena?

5. What color are Jimmy's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Alison's character.

3. Describe the three main characters.

4. How does Cliff flirt with Alison in the opening scene?

5. Describe the relationship between Jimmy and Cliff.

6. What does Cliff now want to do with his life?

7. How does Jimmy fall out with Hugh?

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

9. Why could Jimmy be seen as downtrodden?

10. In what way is Jimmy's reaction to Cliff's leaving hypocritical?

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

In 1959 Look Back in Anger was made into a film starring Richard Burton. In what way is the film different from the book? In what ways was the film as influential as the play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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