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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 Arthur say he fired Eva Smith?
2. What does Arthur say Eva Smith and her coworkers did after their request for a raise was refused?
3. To whom does Arthur toast?
4. How does Arthur say he knew Eva Smith?
5. How does Sheila respond when Sybil calls Inspector Goole “impertinent” (31)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Arthur leave the room?
2. How does Arthur feel about Eva Smith’s suicide after Inspector Goole has questioned him?
3. How does Arthur respond to Inspector Goole’s questioning?
4. What happened to Eva Smith after Arthur fired her?
5. How does Sheila feel about what she did to Eva Smith?
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. Why did Gerald begin speaking to Daisy Renton at the Palace Music Hall?
8. How does Inspector Goole establish the connection between Eva Smith’s firing and her suicide?
9. What opportunity does Arthur see in Gerald and Sheila’s engagement?
10. In what way does Arthur sound suspicious of Inspector Goole?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Among the major characters of the play, Gerald and Sheila have one of the few relationships that is not familial. Like many love relationships, their connection is complicated because they have their similarities and their differences. Write an essay exploring the dynamics of the relationship between Gerald and Sheila.
Essay Topic 2
Because the play “An Inspector Calls” has no third-person omniscient narrator, next to nothing is known about the personal life of Inspector Goole, including his motivations and intents for arriving at the Birling home to question the other characters. Write an essay exploring the author’s choice to conceal so much of Inspector Goole’s character affects the play.
Essay Topic 3
Though set inside a private home with very intimate details about people’s personal lives, the play “An Inspector Calls” is not without political overtones. Particularly, both Arthur and Inspector Goole indirectly express political views in their respective monologues. Write a compare/contrast essay exploring the differences in political views expressed in the play, especially from the perspective of the characters of Arthur and Inspector Goole.
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