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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 Arthur offer Inspector Goole?

2. Why does Sheila say she could not feel sorry for Eva Smith?

3. Why does Sheila refuse to leave?

4. Why was Eva Smith fired from Milward’s?

5. Why does Sheila stay after Inspector Goole finishes questioning her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What doubt does Sheila express about Inspector Goole?

2. What is significant about Arthur’s mention of Russia in his monologue?

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

4. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

5. Why does Arthur leave the room?

6. How does Eric feel about Eva Smith’s employment at Arthur’s company?

7. How does Gerald say he came to keep Daisy Renton as a mistress?

8. What is unusual about Inspector Goole’s behavior with the photograph of Eva Smith?

9. How does Arthur think Lady Croft might respond to Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

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

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

Though arguably the most important character in the play around whom all action hinges, the character of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling never appears in the play and has no lines. Write an essay exploring how the author’s choice to exclude Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling as a real character has on the play.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes of the play “An Inspector Calls” is guilt, or remorse. Though not all characters express remorse, some do, and their guilt is both personal and collective. Write an essay exploring the theme of collective vs. personal guilt as expressed by the characters in the play.

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