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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. Why does Sheila say she now feels she can never go to Milward’s again?
2. What does Eric say Sybil and Sheila are doing in the next room?
3. At the beginning of the play, what does Arthur offer Gerald?
4. What does Arthur threaten to do to Inspector Goole?
5. What does Inspector Goole say Eva Smith did after Arthur fired her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
2. In what way does Arthur sound suspicious of Inspector Goole?
3. How does Sheila feel about what she did to Eva Smith?
4. How does Eric feel about Eva Smith’s employment at Arthur’s company?
5. Why does Sheila object when Sybil calls Eva Smith “girls of that class” (31)?
6. 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)?
7. What doubt does Sheila express about Inspector Goole?
8. Why did Gerald begin speaking to Daisy Renton at the Palace Music Hall?
9. How does Arthur think Lady Croft might respond to Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
10. What are Arthur’s views on social welfare?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The play “An Inspector Calls” – especially the beginning – contains multiple examples of foreshadowing of events both inside and outside of the play. Write an essay exploring the examples of foreshadowing from the beginning of the play and the events they foretell.
Essay Topic 2
Of all of the major characters implicated in the suicide of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling, Sheila expresses the most remorse about what she has done. In that sense she can be considered the play’s emotional center or core. Write an essay about Sheila as the conscience of the play “An Inspector Calls.”
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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