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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arthur say he has been doing in the next room?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Trying to convince Eric to go to bed.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Calling the hospital.

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

3. Why does Eric say he thinks he should leave?
(a) He does not like Inspector Goole.
(b) He has a headache from drinking too much.
(c) He is tired and wants to go to bed.
(d) He is sick of the drama.

4. Who does Arthur say he plays golf with regularly?
(a) An alderman.
(b) The chief of police.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A police detective.

5. What does Sybil say Arthur is doing in the other room?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Talking to Eric.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur say is impossible?

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

3. Who does Sheila call the “wonderful Fairy Prince” (37)?

4. What does Sheila think of Arthur’s decision to fire Eva Smith?

5. What two characters say they have never known Eva Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheila mean when she references “purple-faced old men”?

2. In what way does Arthur sound suspicious of Inspector Goole?

3. How does Sheila say Gerald must have felt about Daisy Renton?

4. What is ironic when Arthur mentions “silly pessimistic talk” and says Gerald and Sheila are “marrying at a very good time ... and soon it’ll be an even better time” (9)?

5. Why does Sheila object when Sybil calls Eva Smith “girls of that class” (31)?

6. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

7. Why does Arthur apologize to Inspector Goole?

8. What is the chain of events behind Arthur’s firing of Eva Smith?

9. Why did Gerald begin speaking to Daisy Renton at the Palace Music Hall?

10. Why does Sheila say she got Eva Smith fired from Milward’s?

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