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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 Eric say the woman he had an affair with and the woman who asked Sybil for help must have been the same woman?

2. What proof does Gerald have that Inspector Goole was talking about different women?

3. In Act III, what does Arthur order Eric to do?

4. How does Sheila tell Gerald Inspector Goole behaved?

5. How does Sheila feel about how she behaved?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between how Arthur and Sybil react to the revelation that Inspector Goole tricked them and how Eric and Sheila react?

2. What does Sybil say is unique about her relationship with Inspector Goole compared to the others?

3. What makes Gerald think Inspector Goole was not a real police officer?

4. Why does Inspector Goole blame the other characters collectively for Eva Smith’s suicide?

5. What excuse does Gerald give to the hospital for making the call?

6. How does Sybil respond to her own admission that she refused to help Mrs. Birling?

7. How do the four members of the Birling family react to the news that Inspector Goole was most likely not a real police detective?

8. What does Arthur accuse the other characters of doing?

9. How does Arthur describe how Inspector Goole was able to trick most of the other characters?

10. Why does Eric say he had sex with Mrs. Birling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play “An Inspector Calls” is set inside a private home, but there is a duality between the characters’ public and private lives. Write a compare/contrast essay exploring the contradiction between how the characters behave publicly and the revelations about what they have done in their private lives.

Essay Topic 2

Some dramas benefit from the presence of a third-person omniscient narrator. However, the play “An Inspector Calls” has none. Write an essay exploring how the choice by the author to exclude a narrator affects the play.

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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