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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, pp. 16-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Arthur say he fired Eva Smith?
(a) He didn't fire her; she quit.
(b) She was one of the organizers of the strike.
(c) She was a bad worker.
(d) He had an affair with her.

2. What does Inspector Goole say was the original name of the young woman who committed suicide?
(a) Mrs. Birling.
(b) Daisy Renton.
(c) Sheila Birling.
(d) Eva Smith.

3. What does Sheila show Sybil and Eric?
(a) Her engagement ring.
(b) Her wedding invitations.
(c) Her dress.
(d) A photograph.

4. What honor does Arthur say he may receive?
(a) A knighthood.
(b) An Oscar.
(c) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) The Pulitzer.

5. What two characters say they have never known Eva Smith?
(a) Eric and Gerald.
(b) Gerald and Sheila.
(c) Sybil and Sheila.
(d) Eric and Sheila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur offer Inspector Goole?

2. What does Eric say he thinks is a shame?

3. What does Arthur threaten to do to Inspector Goole?

4. Why does Gerald say he neglected Sheila the previous summer?

5. Why can Gerald’s parents, George and Lady Croft, not be at the dinner party?

(see the answer key)

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