An Inspector Calls Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest 2025
( Sheila) "Yes, go on mummy" & "mother" - Answers Sheila's language reflects her increasing maturity as
she begins the play saying mummy and using a lot of personal pronouns to highlight her selfish , childlike
attitude at the start of the play but as the play progresses she refers to Mrs Birling as "mother" which
reflects this change and perhaps she doesn't feel as intimate with her mother and has lost respect for
her due to her behaviour.
( Sheila) "You mustn't try to build up a wall between us and that girl." - Answers Sheila uses imagery
when she talks of her mother's attempts to "build up a wall" implying the metaphorical distance Mrs
Birling creates between the classes. When Sheila warns that the inspector is "giving us rope so that we
hang ourselves"
(Sheila) "But these girls aren't cheap labour" & "and if I could help her now, I would"- - Answers Sheila's
language becomes more passionate as she understands her actions
(Sheila) "Bitterly 'I suppose we're all nice people now"- - Answers Sheila uses irony and sarcasm to show
how she is appalled by her parent's attitudes to carry on as before. The use of irony also highlights the
tensions that existed between the younger and older generations.
(Sheila) "I'll never, never do it again to anybody. I feel now I can never go there again"- - Answers
Repetition of the adverb "never" emphasises her immense sense of regret she feels for her actions. The
repetition also reflects an obsessive feeling and that remorse has overcome her speech.
(Sheila) Stage direction "shivers", "tensely", "bitterly", "rather distressed"- - Answers Sheila is presented
throughout her experience with the Inspector as a character full of fear, the Inspector has changed her
character severely, from "rather excited girl" to a bitter one.
(Sheila) 'I must obviously be a selfish, vindictive creature.' - Answers Sheila is projecting how she feels
about herself onto Gerald and by doing this she is passively victimising him without blame shifting. The
imperative verb and adverb 'must' and 'obviously' reflects the certainty with which Sheila says this line;
it is indisputable. It shows that she is aware of how badly she has behaved and shows that she is mature
and perceptive enough to forecast Gerald's thoughts. Alternatively, Sheila's tone seems to overwhelm
with self-deprecating sarcasm where the noun 'creature' could be hyperbolic. Priestley's use of
zoomorphism may not be used as a metaphor but an exaggeration and hence the reference to Sheila
being a 'creature' for her actions may be meant to be taken light-heartedly. This in turn creates a
paradox for Gerald as he can't produce a satisfactory answer for Sheila due to the ambiguity as to
whether she agrees or disagrees with her statement.
(Eric) "Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible price" - Answers Eric
acts as a dramatic irritant to his father challenging his ideology by contradicting him, interrupting him
and asking questions.
, (Eric) "and that's when it happened. And I don't even remember-that's the hellish thing" - Answers Eric
uses a euphemism to describe his sexual assault on Eva, he also uses the semantic field of heaven and
hell when he describes what he did to Eva "hellish". He understands the severity of his actions.
(Eric) "Then you killed her. You killed her. You killed them both -damn you, damn you - Answers Eric's
language becomes more and more violent as he repeats "killed" three times. Priestley uses the dynamic
verb of "killed" and the triplet to emphasise the fact that Eric feels like his family had an active part in
the suicide of Eva. The effect is highly shocking as this language completely contrasts his polite,
euphemistic language from earlier. The fragmented speech also suggests how Eric is becoming
emotional /hysterical and that just like his speech is broken, his relationship with his mother is also
breaking.
(Eric) "(shouting) And I say the girl's dead and we all helped to kill her-and that's all that matters -
Answers Eric's character develops as shown in the stage directions for example at the start he is
"uneasily" , "unease" , "suddenly guffaws" but by the end he is shouting showing how he has become
more assertive in his actions after the Inspector's visit.
(Eric) "You're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble" - Answers Eric's hard and
commanding language suggests how he is gaining confidence in himself to stand up against his father.
(Gerald) "An attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well
bred young man about town" - Answers Opening description of Gerald
(Gerald) • "You couldn't have done anything else" (sacking Eva Smith) & "why would you stay? It's
bound to be unpleasant and disturbing"- - Answers Gerald echoes Mr Birling's concern to protect Sheila
from anything "unpleasant" portraying the patronising view of women that men had.
(Gerald) "It's a favourite haunt of women of the town" - Answers Gerald also uses Euphemisms to refer
to taboo subjects and, in this situation, instead of saying Eva becomes a prostitute her describes her as
"women of the town"
( Gerald) "Daisy gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help" - Answers Imagery of a
rescue mission when describing his role in Daisy Renton's death - he does this to lessen his guilt and to
try and justify his behaviour.
( Gerald) "Everything's all right now Sheila. What about this ring?" - Answers Gerald offering Sheila the
engagement ring echoes the same event from the start of the play. The situational echoes reflect how
Gerald truly has not changed his behaviour.
( Gerald) "I was sorry for her... I didn't ask for anything in return" - Answers Gerald's pauses and ellipses
show his emotion towards the situation and that he was only trying to be sympathetic for her. Gerald is
an example of the people in the higher class with respectable morals who are held back by their people
and traditions.
( Sheila) "Yes, go on mummy" & "mother" - Answers Sheila's language reflects her increasing maturity as
she begins the play saying mummy and using a lot of personal pronouns to highlight her selfish , childlike
attitude at the start of the play but as the play progresses she refers to Mrs Birling as "mother" which
reflects this change and perhaps she doesn't feel as intimate with her mother and has lost respect for
her due to her behaviour.
( Sheila) "You mustn't try to build up a wall between us and that girl." - Answers Sheila uses imagery
when she talks of her mother's attempts to "build up a wall" implying the metaphorical distance Mrs
Birling creates between the classes. When Sheila warns that the inspector is "giving us rope so that we
hang ourselves"
(Sheila) "But these girls aren't cheap labour" & "and if I could help her now, I would"- - Answers Sheila's
language becomes more passionate as she understands her actions
(Sheila) "Bitterly 'I suppose we're all nice people now"- - Answers Sheila uses irony and sarcasm to show
how she is appalled by her parent's attitudes to carry on as before. The use of irony also highlights the
tensions that existed between the younger and older generations.
(Sheila) "I'll never, never do it again to anybody. I feel now I can never go there again"- - Answers
Repetition of the adverb "never" emphasises her immense sense of regret she feels for her actions. The
repetition also reflects an obsessive feeling and that remorse has overcome her speech.
(Sheila) Stage direction "shivers", "tensely", "bitterly", "rather distressed"- - Answers Sheila is presented
throughout her experience with the Inspector as a character full of fear, the Inspector has changed her
character severely, from "rather excited girl" to a bitter one.
(Sheila) 'I must obviously be a selfish, vindictive creature.' - Answers Sheila is projecting how she feels
about herself onto Gerald and by doing this she is passively victimising him without blame shifting. The
imperative verb and adverb 'must' and 'obviously' reflects the certainty with which Sheila says this line;
it is indisputable. It shows that she is aware of how badly she has behaved and shows that she is mature
and perceptive enough to forecast Gerald's thoughts. Alternatively, Sheila's tone seems to overwhelm
with self-deprecating sarcasm where the noun 'creature' could be hyperbolic. Priestley's use of
zoomorphism may not be used as a metaphor but an exaggeration and hence the reference to Sheila
being a 'creature' for her actions may be meant to be taken light-heartedly. This in turn creates a
paradox for Gerald as he can't produce a satisfactory answer for Sheila due to the ambiguity as to
whether she agrees or disagrees with her statement.
(Eric) "Why shouldn't they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible price" - Answers Eric
acts as a dramatic irritant to his father challenging his ideology by contradicting him, interrupting him
and asking questions.
, (Eric) "and that's when it happened. And I don't even remember-that's the hellish thing" - Answers Eric
uses a euphemism to describe his sexual assault on Eva, he also uses the semantic field of heaven and
hell when he describes what he did to Eva "hellish". He understands the severity of his actions.
(Eric) "Then you killed her. You killed her. You killed them both -damn you, damn you - Answers Eric's
language becomes more and more violent as he repeats "killed" three times. Priestley uses the dynamic
verb of "killed" and the triplet to emphasise the fact that Eric feels like his family had an active part in
the suicide of Eva. The effect is highly shocking as this language completely contrasts his polite,
euphemistic language from earlier. The fragmented speech also suggests how Eric is becoming
emotional /hysterical and that just like his speech is broken, his relationship with his mother is also
breaking.
(Eric) "(shouting) And I say the girl's dead and we all helped to kill her-and that's all that matters -
Answers Eric's character develops as shown in the stage directions for example at the start he is
"uneasily" , "unease" , "suddenly guffaws" but by the end he is shouting showing how he has become
more assertive in his actions after the Inspector's visit.
(Eric) "You're not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble" - Answers Eric's hard and
commanding language suggests how he is gaining confidence in himself to stand up against his father.
(Gerald) "An attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well
bred young man about town" - Answers Opening description of Gerald
(Gerald) • "You couldn't have done anything else" (sacking Eva Smith) & "why would you stay? It's
bound to be unpleasant and disturbing"- - Answers Gerald echoes Mr Birling's concern to protect Sheila
from anything "unpleasant" portraying the patronising view of women that men had.
(Gerald) "It's a favourite haunt of women of the town" - Answers Gerald also uses Euphemisms to refer
to taboo subjects and, in this situation, instead of saying Eva becomes a prostitute her describes her as
"women of the town"
( Gerald) "Daisy gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help" - Answers Imagery of a
rescue mission when describing his role in Daisy Renton's death - he does this to lessen his guilt and to
try and justify his behaviour.
( Gerald) "Everything's all right now Sheila. What about this ring?" - Answers Gerald offering Sheila the
engagement ring echoes the same event from the start of the play. The situational echoes reflect how
Gerald truly has not changed his behaviour.
( Gerald) "I was sorry for her... I didn't ask for anything in return" - Answers Gerald's pauses and ellipses
show his emotion towards the situation and that he was only trying to be sympathetic for her. Gerald is
an example of the people in the higher class with respectable morals who are held back by their people
and traditions.
