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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, pp. 28-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eric say he thinks is a shame?
(a) That Eva Smith was fired.
(b) That Inspector Goole is not a real police detective.
(c) That Gerald and Sheila are engaged.
(d) That he has a drinking problem.

2. Why does Eric not leave when he says he thinks he should?
(a) He changes his mind.
(b) Arthur commands him to stay.
(c) Inspector Goole ask him to stay.
(d) Inspector Goole blocks him.

3. Who does Eric say has a “nasty temper sometimes” (8)?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Edna.
(c) Sybil.
(d) Eva Smith.

4. What does Arthur offer Gerald?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Some whiskey.
(d) A beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Arthur say the evening is “one of the happiest nights” (8) of his life?

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

4. To what does Sybil attribute Eric’s mood?

5. What does Arthur say is impossible?

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