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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. What does Sheila call Eric?
(a) Silly.
(b) Squiffy.
(c) Wild.
(d) Stupid.

2. Why does Arthur say the evening is “one of the happiest nights” (8) of his life?
(a) He has been elected mayor.
(b) He has become an alderman.
(c) He has been given a knighthood.
(d) They are celebrating the engagement of his daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft.

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

4. Who does Inspector Goole refuse to allow to see the photograph of Eva Smith?
(a) Gerald and Sheila.
(b) Eric and Gerald.
(c) Sybil and Sheila.
(d) Eric and Sheila.

5. Why does Arthur say he refused Eva Smith and her coworkers’ request for a raise?
(a) Because he couldn't afford it.
(b) Because they were bad workers.
(c) Because he never gives raises.
(d) Because he has a “duty to keep labor costs down” (17).

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith was when she committed suicide?

2. What does Arthur say women see as a sign of their self-respect?

3. Why does Sheila say she now feels she can never go to Milward’s again?

4. How long does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith was unemployed after Arthur fired her?

5. At the beginning of the play, what does Arthur offer Gerald?

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