This question is based on John Osborne's Look Back in Anger Alison and Jimmy are accommodated during the first month of their marriage by

Analyze the question: The question asks who gave Alison and Jimmy a place to stay during the first month of their marriage in Look Back in Anger.

Recall the play: In Act One, Alison describes how she and Jimmy married against her parents' wishes. Her family (Colonel Redfern and Mrs Redfern) disapproved of Jimmy because of his working-class background. After the wedding, the couple needed somewhere to live and moved in with Hugh Tanner's mother. Jimmy has a strong bond with her, and her death in Act Two sets off Jimmy's emotional outburst.

Hugh Tanner's mother is the one who helped them. Other accounts of the play say that Jimmy and Alison stayed in the Tanner household after the wedding, and Hugh Tanner is Jimmy's friend and the son of Mrs Tanner.

Checking the options:

• A. Hugh Tanner: Jimmy's old friend, whose mother helped Jimmy. Alison and Jimmy lodged with the Tanners, so this is the closest match.
• B. Nigel: Alison's brother, a conventional politician who sides with the establishment. He did not house them.
• C. Cliff: The Welsh lodger who shares the flat with the couple later. He was not their host in the first month.
• D. Webster: Jimmy's friend and a character in the play, but he is not linked with housing the couple at the start of their marriage.

Strictly, the textual detail is that the couple stayed with Hugh Tanner's mother (the Tanner household). The only option that connects to that is Hugh Tanner.

Answer: A. Hugh Tanner

Exam tip: For JAMB Literature, link each character to one key fact: Nigel is Alison's brother, Cliff is the lodger, Helena is Alison's friend, and Hugh Tanner (via his mother) is tied to Jimmy's past and the early days of the marriage. Making a short "character – one fact" list helps you recall these quickly.