Question 1

Helena was by profession

Accepted Answer

A)  an actress
B)  a singer
C)  a dancer
D)  a musician A

Question 2

Why did Jimmy want Alison to go to the hospital with him?

Accepted Answer

A)  To see Hugh's mum who is dying of a stroke
B)  To see Alison's father
C)  To see the ailing armymen
D)  To see a dying child A

Question 3

Who finally left Jimmy at the end of the play?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cliff
B)  Alison
C)  Madeline
D)  Helena D

Question 4

What was the reason Jimmy Porter gave in his anger as to why no one reads the newspaper anymore?

Accepted Answer

A)  They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth
B)  The papers have been replaced by movie theatres
C)  People cannot be bothered to have their own thoughts
D)  The papers do not engage the people

Question 5

The play, Look Back in Anger focuses primarily on the trials and experiences of the urban working class and is one of the first genre to be labelled as

Accepted Answer

A)  Theatre of the Absurd
B)  Comedy
C)  Farce drama
D)  Kitchen Sink realism

Question 6

The opening scene of Look back in Anger takes place in one of the following days.

Accepted Answer

A)  Monday evening in the apartment
B)  Sunday morning in the apartment
C)  Tuesday evening by the sea shore
D)  Tuesday evening in the apartment

Question 7

Why was Jimmy angry with Alison on their wedding night?

Accepted Answer

A)  He discovered she already had multiple lovers
B)  He discovered she only married him for convenience
C)  He discovered she was a virgin
D)  He discovered she was in love with Cliff

Question 8

Jimmy Porter believes that it is 'pretty dreary' to be living in what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Victorian Age
B)  The Modern Age
C)  The Postcolonial Age
D)  The American Age

Question 9

Alison confesses to Cliff that she hits back and hurt Jimmy intentionally by

Accepted Answer

A)  Yelling back at him
B)  Laughing at his insults
C)  Hitting him with any weapon at hand
D)  Remaining silent

Question 10

Who is the friend living together with Jimmy Porter and Alison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cliff Lewis
B)  Richard Cliff
C)  Thomas Cliff
D)  Cliff Raymond

Question 11

At the beginning of Look Back in Anger, what is Alison Porter seen to be doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cleaning
B)  Arguing
C)  Ironing
D)  Sleeping

Question 12

Hugh decided to leave for China

Accepted Answer

A)  to write a novel
B)  to run a business
C)  to study
D)  to start a factory

Question 13

Look Back in Anger Act II opens with Jimmy playing

Accepted Answer

A)  a piano
B)  a guitar
C)  a harmonica
D)  a Jazz trumpet

Question 14

How old was Jimmy when his father passed away after coming back from the war in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  10
B)  11
C)  12
D)  13

Question 15

How old are both Cliff and Jimmy?

Accepted Answer

A)  25
B)  32
C)  28
D)  31

Question 16

Jimmy and Alison have been living together for

Accepted Answer

A)  A year
B)  2 years
C)  3 years
D)  4 years

Question 17

When Alison left, Cliff was angry at Helena because he felt that she

Accepted Answer

A)  Had persuaded Alison to leave
B)  Was responsible for the quarrels
C)  Was in love with Jimmy
D)  Had unfairly disrupted their world

Question 18

The bear and squirrel game allows Jimmy and Alison to

Accepted Answer

A)  Be stripped of class distinctions
B)  Be filled with love for each other
C)  Be free from their problems of poverty
D)  Be free to dream that they are in an animal world

Question 19

The musical instrument Jimmy plays offstage is

Accepted Answer

A)  His guitar
B)  His piano
C)  His trumpet
D)  His drumset

Question 20

What is Cliff's surname?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis
B)  Jones
C)  Porter
D)  Rhys

Exam 3: Look Back in Anger by John Osborne