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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. Why does Sheila say she could not feel sorry for Eva Smith?
(a) Eva Smith looked better in the dress than Sheila did.
(b) Eva Smith was very pretty.
(c) Eva Smith “looked as if she could take care of herself” (25).
(d) Eva Smith seemed like she had money.

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

3. How does Arthur say he knew Eva Smith?
(a) She came to court while he was a judge.
(b) He had an affair with her.
(c) She worked for him, and he fired her.
(d) His wife's committee helped her.

4. Why does Gerald not respond when Inspector Goole asks him if he was in love with Daisy Renton?
(a) The doorbell rings.
(b) He was not in love with her.
(c) He does not know what to say.
(d) Sheila and Arthur interrupt.

5. What does Gerald say Daisy Renton drank at the hotel where they talked?
(a) Port and whiskey.
(b) Wine and beer.
(c) Port and lemonade.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith was fired?

2. How much money does Arthur say Eva Smith and her coworkers asked for?

3. Why does Arthur say he fired Eva Smith?

4. Why does Eric not leave when he says he thinks he should?

5. How much time passes between the night Eric and Mrs. Birling met and the second time he saw her?

(see the answer key)

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