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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. Who does Eric blame for Eva Smith’s death?
(a) Himself.
(b) Almost all of the other characters.
(c) Eva Smith.
(d) Inspector Goole.

2. What does Inspector Goole say Daisy Renton called herself when she appealed to the Brumley Women’s Charity Organization?
(a) Mrs. Birling.
(b) Eva Birling.
(c) Daisy Smith.
(d) Eva Smith.

3. Why did Sybil ask Edna to wait up?
(a) To send Sheila and Eric to bed.
(b) To make tea for the other characters.
(c) To clear the table.
(d) To answer the door.

4. Who calls the Birling house at the end of the play?
(a) The County Hotel.
(b) The police.
(c) The Palace bar.
(d) The hospital.

5. How much time passes between Acts II and III?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two hours.
(d) No time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inspector Goole say Mrs. Birling asked for assistance from the Brumley Women’s Charity Organization?

2. What does Sybil say is Inspector Goole’s duty?

3. How long does Inspector Goole say it has been since Sybil spoke to Daisy Renton?

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

5. Why does Sybil say Sheila is upset?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sybil say she felt about Mrs. Birling when Mrs. Birling appealed for help from the Brumley Women’s Charity organization?

3. What makes Gerald think Inspector Goole was not a real police officer?

4. After Gerald returns, he asks the others what happened. How does Sybil explain why she answered Inspector Goole’s questions so easily?

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

6. Why does Sheila not feel consoled by the revelation that Inspector Goole most likely tricked most of the other characters?

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

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

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

10. How do the other characters respond to Gerald’s suggestion that Eva Smith, Daisy Renton, and Mrs. Birling may not have been the same person?

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