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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gerald say frequents the Palace Music Hall?
(a) Drug dealers.
(b) Mafia.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Strippers.

2. How does Sheila respond when Sybil calls Inspector Goole “impertinent” (31)?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She cries.
(d) She tells Sybil to stop.

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

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

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

6. What does Gerald say Daisy Renton wanted?
(a) Marriage.
(b) To talk.
(c) Money.
(d) Children.

7. When was Eva Smith fired from Milward’s?
(a) End of January, 1911.
(b) End of September, 1910.
(c) December 1910.
(d) November 1911.

8. What does Sheila refuse to believe?
(a) That Gerald had an affair with Daisy Renton.
(b) That Sybil rejected Mrs. Birling.
(c) That Arthur fired Eva Smith.
(d) That it is her fault that Eva Smith committed suicide.

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

10. Who reenters after Sybil?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Gerald.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Eric.

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

12. What does Inspector Goole say has happened?
(a) A young woman has committed suicide by swallowing disinfectant.
(b) There has been an accident on the road outside.
(c) There has been a shooting.
(d) A storm has caused damage.

13. What does Sheila say Eva Smith did to her at Milward’s?
(a) Smiled at her.
(b) Called her names.
(c) Made an obscene gesture at her.
(d) Laughed at her.

14. What does Gerald say Daisy Renton said about her parents?
(a) She can't find them.
(b) They were abusive.
(c) They are divorced.
(d) They are dead.

15. Who reenters after Inspector Goole finishes questioning Sheila?
(a) Sybil.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sheila interrupt Sybil?

2. What is Arthur’s overall impression of Eva Smith as a worker?

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

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

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

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