©JUSTTRACY EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/11/2024 9:30AM
10 Key Quotes from An Inspector Calls Exam
Questions And Answers
"You're squiffy" - Sheila to Eric (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Shows brother sister relationship.
-Shows Eric drinks too much
Mr Birling: "I speak as a hard headed business man" (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Shows his pride in his hard
earned success.
-Hard hearted
Mr Birling: "Unsinkable, completely unsinkable" (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Dramatic Irony. (Titanic would
sink)
-Titatnic is a metaphor for the family.
"We really must stop these silly pretences" Sheila to Mrs Birling. (Act 2) - answers✔✔-Sheila can
understand the Inspectors message.
-Shows a barrier growing between mother and daughter.
"Girls of that class" Mrs Birling to The Inspector (Act 2) - answers✔✔- Mrs Birling is big headed, she
thinks her social standing is higher then others.
-Emphasis on 'that' shows her strong opinion on the lower class.
Gerald: "She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes" (Act 2) - answers✔✔-He shows how
much he noticed the positive features of her to take the attention away from what he has done.
Eric: "Youre not the kind of father a chap could go to when hes in trouble" (Act 2) - answers✔✔-
Shows the weak relationship between father and son.
-Eric hasnt had anyone he could count on for something other than money.
11/11/2024 9:30AM
10 Key Quotes from An Inspector Calls Exam
Questions And Answers
"You're squiffy" - Sheila to Eric (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Shows brother sister relationship.
-Shows Eric drinks too much
Mr Birling: "I speak as a hard headed business man" (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Shows his pride in his hard
earned success.
-Hard hearted
Mr Birling: "Unsinkable, completely unsinkable" (Act 1) - answers✔✔-Dramatic Irony. (Titanic would
sink)
-Titatnic is a metaphor for the family.
"We really must stop these silly pretences" Sheila to Mrs Birling. (Act 2) - answers✔✔-Sheila can
understand the Inspectors message.
-Shows a barrier growing between mother and daughter.
"Girls of that class" Mrs Birling to The Inspector (Act 2) - answers✔✔- Mrs Birling is big headed, she
thinks her social standing is higher then others.
-Emphasis on 'that' shows her strong opinion on the lower class.
Gerald: "She was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes" (Act 2) - answers✔✔-He shows how
much he noticed the positive features of her to take the attention away from what he has done.
Eric: "Youre not the kind of father a chap could go to when hes in trouble" (Act 2) - answers✔✔-
Shows the weak relationship between father and son.
-Eric hasnt had anyone he could count on for something other than money.
