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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 January.
(c) At the end of September.
(d) In December.

2. Who leaves the house after Gerald?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Eric.

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

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

5. About what does Gerald disagree with Sheila?
(a) That Inspector Goole was a real police detective.
(b) That Eric is an alcoholic.
(c) That Eva Smith, Daisy Renton, and Mrs. Birling were the same person.
(d) That most of the characters drove Eva Smith to suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sybil describe Inspector Goole’s manner?

2. What does Gerald say happened after he broke up with Daisy Renton?

3. Where does Gerald call?

4. Who does Eric blame for Mrs. Birling’s death?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of Inspector Goole’s closing monologue?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Inspector Goole appeal to Sybil on behalf of Mrs. Birling?

8. What excuse does Gerald give to the hospital for making the call?

9. Why does Sybil change her mind and say the real culprit in Mrs. Birling’s suicide is not Mrs. Birling but the father of her child?

10. Why does Eric say he had sex with Mrs. Birling?

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