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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who agrees with Birling that he was right to fire Eva and the other leaders of the strike? (from Act One, pages 13 - 18)

Goole.

Sheila.

Gerald.

Mrs. Birling.

2.

Which character tells Sheila that a frequently absent husband is a consequence of being married to a businessman? (from Act One, pages 5 – 13)

Gerald.

Mr. Birling.

Mrs. Birling.

Eric.

3.

What honor does Birling imagine is soon coming to him? (from Act One, pages 5 – 13)

A knighthood.

A cabinet position in the government.

A military service medal.

Businessman of the Year.

4.

What is Gerald referring to when he says to the upset Eric that he and Eric’s father were joking about something they said before? (from Act One, pages 13 - 18)

His mother's desperation that he find someone better to marry than Sheila.

His father's resentment of Birling's business success.

Mrs. Birling’s concern that nothing happen to jeopardize her husband's knighthood.

Birling’s concern that nothing happen to jeopardize his knighthood.

5.

What is the most likely explanation for Goole allowing Eric to have a drink? (from Act Three, pages 48 - 54)

Goole believes that the drunker Eric gets, the more likely he is to win his arguments with Sheila.

Goole perhaps thinks that Eric having even more alcohol will make him more likely to reveal the truth about what happened between him and Eva Smith.

Goole perhaps thinks that Eric having even more alcohol will make him more likely to reveal the truth about what happened between him and his mother on the subject of Eva Smith.

Goole thinks that the drunker Eric gets, the more likely he is to remain quiet about his involvement with Eva.

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