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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Arthur say he plays golf with regularly?
(a) The chief of police.
(b) The mayor.
(c) An alderman.
(d) A police detective.

2. Why does Inspector Goole not let Gerald see the photograph?
(a) Inspector Goole does not want Gerald to touch the photograph.
(b) Inspector Goole never wants Gerald to see the photograph.
(c) Inspector Goole is worried the photograph will upset Gerald.
(d) Inspector Goole says he wants to show it to one person at a time.

3. Who does Gerald say frequents the Palace Music Hall?
(a) Mafia.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Drug dealers.
(d) Strippers.

4. Who enters the room when Inspector Goole is questioning Arthur about Eva Smith?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Eric.
(d) Sheila.

5. Who does Inspector Goole refuse to allow to see the photograph of Eva Smith?
(a) Eric and Sheila.
(b) Eric and Gerald.
(c) Gerald and Sheila.
(d) Sybil and Sheila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerald say Daisy Renton wanted?

2. Why does Sheila interrupt Sybil?

3. What does Sheila think of Arthur’s decision to fire Eva Smith?

4. Why does Arthur say he refused Eva Smith and her coworkers’ request for a raise?

5. To whom does Inspector Goole speak first when he enters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gerald and Sheila argue about?

2. How does Inspector Goole establish the connection between Eva Smith’s firing and her suicide?

3. How does Eric feel about Eva Smith’s employment at Arthur’s company?

4. What happened to Eva Smith after Arthur fired her?

5. How does Sheila say Gerald must have felt about Daisy Renton?

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 is Sheila’s reaction when Inspector Goole shows her the photograph of Eva Smith?

8. What doubt does Sheila express about Inspector Goole?

9. What does Sheila mean when she references “purple-faced old men”?

10. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?

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