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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. Why does Inspector Goole say Mrs. Birling asked for assistance from the Brumley Women’s Charity Organization?
(a) Because the father of her child made her.
(b) Because she did not know where else to go.
(c) Because she has a history of asking for assistance from charities.
(d) Because she wanted to keep the father of her child out of trouble.

2. What does Arthur order Sheila to do?
(a) Apologize.
(b) Stop drinking.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Go to bed.

3. How long does Inspector Goole say it has been since Sybil spoke to Daisy Renton?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 years.

4. What does Arthur say he should have done?
(a) Done something about Eric's drinking.
(b) Talked to Inspector Goole alone.
(c) Allowed Eva Smith to stay at his company.
(d) Asked Inspector Goole to leave.

5. What does Arthur suggest at the end of Act II?
(a) That Eric is coming back.
(b) That Eric had an affair with Mrs. Birling.
(c) That Eric is involved in Mrs. Birling’s suicide.
(d) That Eric has a drinking problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Arthur’s biggest fear?

2. Who leaves the house after Gerald?

3. How much time passes between the night Eric and Mrs. Birling met and the second time he saw her?

4. Why is Arthur concerned about Sybil’s rejection of Mrs. Birling?

5. What does Sybil say she wishes she had done?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Eric say he got the money he gave Mrs. Birling?

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

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

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

5. Why does Sheila say she told Sybil about Eric’s drinking?

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

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

8. Why does Sybil change her mind and say the real culprit in Mrs. Birling’s suicide is not Mrs. Birling but the father of her child?

9. How does Sheila respond to Gerald after Inspector Goole finishes questioning him?

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

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