ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How does Priestley present... [30+4] - CORRECT ANSWER - Spend 45 mins
Character's-journey based questions - CORRECT ANSWER - Character's-journey based
questions
Mr Birling as an ignorant - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypocritical, wrong, unaware, ill-
mannered,
'ignore all this silly pessimistic talk'
"unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable"
"The germans don't want war"
"a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own"
"You've got a lot to learn."
"The famous younger generation who know it all."
"Still, I can't accept any responsibility"
Mrs Birling as an unlikeable - CORRECT ANSWER - A)lack of responsibility/ proud/
arrogant
obstinate,
B) prejudice
, "the things you girls pick up these days!"
(haughtily) (very sharply) (bitterly)- severe tone
Sheila's journey across the play - CORRECT ANSWER - Naive, responsible/open-minded,
argumentative/opinionated
Eric journey - CORRECT ANSWER -
Eric as.. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Eric as an important character in the play - CORRECT ANSWER - points:
evidence:
context:
-lost generation (world war)
Age, morality, social responsibility
-demonstrates the hope there is for the younger generation to bring about change for the better
because of their impressionable characteristics
class and gender
-middle class young man (privileged)
Gerald journey - CORRECT ANSWER -
Gerald as.. - CORRECT ANSWER -