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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. How much money does Arthur say Eva Smith and her coworkers asked for?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 25 shillings.
(c) 22 shillings.
(d) 40 shillings.

2. What other English authors does Arthur reference?
(a) Austen and Shelley.
(b) Shakespeare and Chaucer.
(c) Keats and Yeats.
(d) H.G. Wells and Bernard Shaw.

3. How much money does Arthur say Eva Smith and her coworkers were averaging in his employment?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 25 shillings.
(c) 40 shillings.
(d) 22 shillings.

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

5. Why does Sheila interrupt Sybil?
(a) Sheila is afraid Sybil will incriminate herself.
(b) Sheila thinks Sybil is talking nonsense.
(c) Sheila knows the story better than Sybil.
(d) Sheila thinks Sybil is lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerald give Sheila?

2. What does Eric say Sybil and Sheila are doing in the next room?

3. How much time passes between Acts I and II?

4. How old does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith was when she committed suicide?

5. Why was Eva Smith fired from Milward’s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Arthur telling Eric he has “had enough of that port” (15)?

2. How does Sheila feel about what she did to Eva Smith?

3. What is Sheila’s reaction when Inspector Goole shows her the photograph of Eva Smith?

4. How does Arthur feel about Eva Smith’s suicide after Inspector Goole has questioned him?

5. Why does Arthur leave the room?

6. What do Gerald and Sheila argue about?

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

8. How does Eric feel about Eva Smith’s employment at Arthur’s company?

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

10. How does Arthur think Lady Croft might respond to Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

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