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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Three, pp. 48-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mrs. Birling’s initial false story to the Brumley Women’s Charity Organization about?
(a) About a husband who abandoned her.
(b) About her parents dying.
(c) About an affair she had.
(d) About getting fired from Milward's.

2. Who leaves the house after Gerald?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Eric.

3. Why does Sheila interrupt Sybil?
(a) Sheila thinks Sybil is lying.
(b) Sheila thinks Sybil is talking nonsense.
(c) Sheila knows the story better than Sybil.
(d) Sheila is afraid Sybil will incriminate herself.

4. Where does Gerald say he and Daisy Renton went after they met at the Palace Music Hall?
(a) The Birling home.
(b) The police station.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The County Hotel.

5. Why does Arthur feel there was something suspicious about Inspector Goole?
(a) Because of the way Inspector Goole was dressed.
(b) Because of the way Inspector Goole spoke.
(c) Because Inspector Goole refused to show the photograph to more than one person at a time.
(d) Because Inspector Goole is not like other police detectives he’s met.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail did Mrs. Birling reveal to Sybil about the father of her child?

2. Why does Arthur say he refused Eva Smith and her coworkers’ request for a raise?

3. Who does Inspector Goole show Daisy Renton’s photograph to after Gerald leaves?

4. How does Sheila respond when Sybil calls Inspector Goole “impertinent” (31)?

5. Why does Arthur say Inspector Goole can destroy Eric?

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