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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 Inspector Goole say Eva Smith changed her name to?
3. Who does Gerald say frequents the Palace Music Hall?
4. What does Arthur say he has been doing in the next room?
5. Why does Arthur say he refused Eva Smith and her coworkers’ request for a raise?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sheila react when Gerald says he met Daisy Renton at the Palace Music Hall?
2. What is ironic about Sybil’s statement that “men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business” (7)?
3. 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)?
4. What is the chain of events behind Arthur’s firing of Eva Smith?
5. What is significant about Arthur telling Eric he has “had enough of that port” (15)?
6. How does Arthur think Lady Croft might respond to Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
7. What happened to Eva Smith after Arthur fired her?
8. How does Inspector Goole establish the connection between Eva Smith’s firing and her suicide?
9. What is Sheila’s reaction when Inspector Goole shows her the photograph of Eva Smith?
10. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The play “An Inspector Calls” – especially the beginning – is full of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not realize. Write an essay examining the examples of dramatic irony evident in the beginning of the play.
Essay Topic 2
Though one of the most reserved characters, the character of Sybil has a personality that is full of paradoxes. Write an essay about the author’s use of irony in depicting the character of Sybil.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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