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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. When does Gerald say he broke up with Daisy Renton?
(a) In the first week of September.
(b) In December.
(c) In January.
(d) At the end of September.

2. Why does Eric say the woman he had an affair with and the woman who asked Sybil for help must have been the same woman?
(a) Because the woman said she did not want to take any more stolen money.
(b) Because they look alike.
(c) Because he recognized her.
(d) Because she told Sybil she had an affair with Eric.

3. Why does Sybil think Inspector Goole was not a real police detective?
(a) Because he was not like other police detectives she had met.
(b) Because the police told her there was no one like him on the force.
(c) Because he told her her was not.
(d) Because he did not talk or look like one.

4. Why did Mrs. Birling not want to marry Eric?
(a) He was beneath her social class.
(b) She did not love him.
(c) He did not love her.
(d) She did not want to marry anyone.

5. What do Sybil and Sheila disagree about?
(a) Eric's drinking.
(b) Sheila's engagement.
(c) Whether or not Inspector Goole is a real police detective.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eric say he did not ask Arthur for the money?

2. What detail did Mrs. Birling reveal to Sybil about the father of her child?

3. Who does Arthur imitate?

4. Why is Arthur upset about what happened?

5. Who does Arthur call?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sybil respond to her own admission that she refused to help Mrs. Birling?

2. What does Arthur accuse the other characters of doing?

3. What sort of organization is the Brumley Women’s Charity organization?

4. Why does Sheila become so upset at the end of Act II?

5. What is the difference between how Arthur and Sybil react to the revelation that Inspector Goole tricked them and how Eric and Sheila react?

6. What is the significance of Eric’s monologue in Act III?

7. What charitable things does Gerald do for Daisy Renton?

8. Why does Inspector Goole blame the other characters collectively for Eva Smith’s suicide?

9. Where did Eric say he got the money he gave Mrs. Birling?

10. How does Sheila respond to Gerald after Inspector Goole finishes questioning him?

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