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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheila call Eric?

2. What does Sybil say Arthur is doing in the other room?

3. What does Arthur say is impossible?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inspector Goole establish the connection between Eva Smith’s firing and her suicide?

2. Why does Arthur apologize to Inspector Goole?

3. How do the members of the Birling family react to Eric’s drinking?

4. What doubt does Sheila express about Inspector Goole?

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

6. How does Sheila react when Gerald says he met Daisy Renton at the Palace Music Hall?

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

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

9. What does Sheila mean when she references “purple-faced old men”?

10. What do Gerald and Sheila argue about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because the play “An Inspector Calls” has no third-person omniscient narrator, next to nothing is known about the personal life of Inspector Goole, including his motivations and intents for arriving at the Birling home to question the other characters. Write an essay exploring the author’s choice to conceal so much of Inspector Goole’s character affects the play.

Essay Topic 2

Inspector Goole mentions that the young woman who committed suicide, Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling, is one of millions like her. Thus, it can be said that Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling is representative of young women of her class and time period. Write an essay on the concept of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling as a substitute representing young, working-class women of the time.

Essay Topic 3

Among the major characters of the play, Gerald and Sheila have one of the few relationships that is not familial. Like many love relationships, their connection is complicated because they have their similarities and their differences. Write an essay exploring the dynamics of the relationship between Gerald and Sheila.

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