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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. Why does Arthur say he did not confront Inspector Goole?
(a) Because Arthur was afraid of Inspector Goole.
(b) Because Arthur was afraid of not getting a knighthood.
(c) Because Eric admitted he had stolen money.
(d) Because Arthur admitted he fired Eva Smith.

2. Who does Inspector Goole show Daisy Renton’s photograph to after Gerald leaves?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Eric.
(d) Sybil.

3. Who begins crying after Inspector Goole leaves?
(a) Eric.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Sybil.

4. Why does Eric say he did not ask Arthur for the money?
(a) Because he did not believe his father had the money.
(b) Because he wanted to raise it himself.
(c) Because he felt he could not talk to his father.
(d) Because he has already stolen it.

5. Why does Gerald make a call?
(a) To find out whether or not Eva Smith ever worked for Birling and Company.
(b) To find out whether or not a woman committed suicide.
(c) To find out whether or not Eva Smith ever worked at Milward's.
(d) To find out whether or not Inspector Goole was a real police detective.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Inspector Goole say is to blame for Mrs. Birling’s death?

3. Why was Mrs. Birling a little drunk the night she met Eric?

4. Why does Sheila ask Sybil to stop talking?

5. About what does Eric express doubt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sybil react when Inspector Goole shows her the photograph of Daisy Renton?

4. What does Eric say was ironic about Inspector Goole’s entrance into the Birling family home?

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

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

7. How does Sybil say Mrs. Birling described the father of her child?

8. Why does Sheila say she told Sybil about Eric’s drinking?

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

10. How does Arthur describe how Inspector Goole was able to trick most of the other characters?

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