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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. What does Arthur offer Gerald after Gerald calls the hospital?

2. Where does Gerald call?

3. Why does Arthur think Inspector Goole visited them?

4. Who reenters in Act III?

5. What is Arthur’s biggest fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eric say he had sex with Mrs. Birling?

2. How does Sybil respond to her own admission that she refused to help Mrs. Birling?

3. How does Inspector Goole appeal to Sybil on behalf of Mrs. Birling?

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

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

6. How does Sybil react when Inspector Goole shows her the photograph of Daisy Renton?

7. What is revealed to Eric about what happened while he was absent?

8. What is the difference between how Arthur and Sybil react to the revelation that Inspector Goole tricked them and how Eric and Sheila react?

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

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

By the end of the play, there is a marked dichotomy between how the two generations of the Birling household respond to the night’s events. Write a compare/contrast essay exploring the differences between how Arthur/Sybil and Eric/Sheila respond to the revelations about what each of them has done to Eva Smith/Daisy Renton/Mrs. Birling.

Essay Topic 2

Unlike those of the other characters, the revelation about Eric’s wrongdoing is twofold. He is also the last character to be interrogated by Inspector Goole, placing him at the center of the drama. Write an essay about the author’s choice to reveal Eric’s wrongdoings last and the impact that choice 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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