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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sheila think of Arthur’s decision to fire Eva Smith?
(a) She thinks it was “mean” (21).
(b) She thinks it was justified.
(c) She wishes she had done it.
(d) She thinks it was reasonable, given the circumstances.

2. How does Gerald describe Daisy Renton?
(a) Nondescript.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Ugly.

3. Where does Gerald say he met Daisy Renton?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Milward's.
(d) The Palace Music Hall.

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

5. How old does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith was when she committed suicide?
(a) 24.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 22.

6. How does Inspector Goole describe Eva Smith’s physical appearance?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Nondescript.

7. At the beginning of the play, what does Arthur offer Gerald?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Water.
(d) Port.

8. What does Arthur offer Inspector Goole?
(a) Wine and beer.
(b) Cigar and cigarettes.
(c) Port and whiskey.
(d) Food and drink.

9. Who does Edna say is at the door?
(a) A police detective.
(b) A knight.
(c) An alderman.
(d) Lord Mayor.

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

11. How much time passes between Acts I and II?
(a) No time.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two hours.

12. Why does Arthur ask Sheila if she is listening?
(a) She is getting up to leave the room.
(b) She is talking to Gerald.
(c) She is falling asleep.
(d) She is admiring her ring.

13. Why does Sheila refuse to leave?
(a) She is afraid to be alone.
(b) She wants to hear Inspector Goole interrogate Sybil.
(c) She wants to know why Eva Smith committed suicide.
(d) She is disobeying her father.

14. To what does Sybil attribute Eric’s mood?
(a) Impertinence.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Lack of sleep.
(d) Alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who reenters after Sybil?

3. How does Inspector Goole say Sheila felt about Eva Smith?

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

5. To whom does Arthur toast?

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