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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. Who does Sybil say is to blame for Mrs. Birling’s suicide?

2. What does Inspector Goole say Daisy Renton did after Gerald broke up with her?

3. What does Gerald say made him confess to his affair?

4. Why does Arthur say Inspector Goole can destroy Eric?

5. Why does Arthur think Inspector Goole visited them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of organization is the Brumley Women’s Charity organization?

3. How does Sybil say Mrs. Birling described the father of her child?

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

5. What happened the night Eric met Mrs. Birling?

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

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

8. What charitable things does Gerald do for Daisy Renton?

9. What is the significance of Eric’s monologue in Act III?

10. What does Eric say was ironic about Inspector Goole’s entrance into the Birling family home?

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 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

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.

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