An Inspector Calls Test | Final Test - Hard

J.B. Priestley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

An Inspector Calls Test | Final Test - Hard

J.B. Priestley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 proof does Gerald have that Inspector Goole was talking about different women?

2. What information does Inspector Goole reveal about Mrs. Birling?

3. What does Eric want before Inspector Goole begins questioning him?

4. About what does Eric express doubt?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why does Sheila say it does not matter whether Inspector Goole was a real police detective or not?

6. What does Arthur accuse the other characters of doing?

7. How does Sybil say she felt about Mrs. Birling when Mrs. Birling appealed for help from the Brumley Women’s Charity organization?

8. What is the meaning of Inspector Goole’s closing monologue?

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

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

The play “An Inspector Calls” is set inside a private home, but there is a duality between the characters’ public and private lives. Write a compare/contrast essay exploring the contradiction between how the characters behave publicly and the revelations about what they have done in their private lives.

Essay Topic 2

Though one of the most reserved characters, the character of Sybil has a personality that is full of paradoxes. Write an essay about the author’s use of irony in depicting the character of Sybil.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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