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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 is Arthur’s overall impression of Eva Smith as a worker?
2. Who enters the room when Inspector Goole is questioning Arthur about Eva Smith?
3. Why does Sheila interrupt Sybil?
4. Why does Arthur ask Sheila if she is listening?
5. How does Sheila say she “probably” feels (28)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic when Arthur mentions “silly pessimistic talk” and says Gerald and Sheila are “marrying at a very good time ... and soon it’ll be an even better time” (9)?
2. Why does Gerald ask that Sheila be excused from Inspector Goole’s questioning?
3. What is the chain of events behind Arthur’s firing of Eva Smith?
4. How does Arthur think Lady Croft might respond to Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
5. What do Gerald and Sheila argue about?
6. How does Inspector Goole establish the connection between Eva Smith’s firing and her suicide?
7. In what way does Arthur sound suspicious of Inspector Goole?
8. How do the members of the Birling family react to Eric’s drinking?
9. What doubt does Sheila express about Inspector Goole?
10. How does Sheila say Gerald must have felt about Daisy Renton?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though other settings are mentioned in the play’s dialogue, the entirety of the play “An Inspector Calls” is set inside one room in the Birling home with no time interruption between acts. Write an essay exploring how the author’s choice to set the story in only one location affects the play.
Essay Topic 2
Alcohol is a predominant symbol prevalent in the play “An Inspector Calls,” and it is even revealed that one of the characters is an alcoholic. Write an essay about the role of alcohol in the play.
Essay Topic 3
By the end of the play “An Inspector Calls,” several mysteries are introduced and left unsolved. Write an essay exploring the questions left unanswered by the author and how those mysteries affect the play.
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