An Inspector Calls Test Questions Guaranteed A+

An Inspector Calls Test Questions Guaranteed A+ 1. When is the play set? ️️The play is set in the evening in spring of 1912. 8. How is Mrs Birling described? ️️Mrs. Birling is described as a fifty-year-old woman, who is rather cold and is her husband's social superior. 9. What are they celebrating? ️️They are celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling and Gerald Croft. It is an engagement party. 11. What type of businessman does Mr Birling think he is? ️️Mr Birling thinks he's a hard-headed businessman. 12. What does Sheila's engagement to Gerald mean to Arthur? ️️Sheila's engagement to Gerald means to Arthur means that since Crofts Limited and Birling and Company have been rivals for so long, that can finally end, for Sheila and Gerald are getting engaged, their businesses are getting merged. It means it is a business deal more than a marriage. 13. Name 2 major events that Birling predicts incorrectly in his long speech. ️️Birling incorrectly predicts the Titanic not sinking and World War 2. (they both happened) 17. Where does Eva get a job afterwards? ️️after being fired by Mr. Birlng she then managed to find work at Milwards. 18. How does Eva die? (be specific!) ️️Eva committed suicide by drinking some strong disinfectant (lye) and was rushed to the infirmary but they were too late to save her. She died in agony. 3. Who expresses very definite views as to who is 'entirely responsible' for Eva's death? ️️Mrs. Birling expresses definite views about who she believes is responsible and shows that she thinks he should be punished, without realizing that it is her son. She says the father should be the one investigated not her family and unfortunately that father is Eric. It shows that if she had known in advance she would of kept her thoughts to herself. 7. How does the Inspector claim to know so much about her life? ️️The Inspector claims that Eva keeps a very detailed journal in which she describes all the affairs involving her and others around her. As readers, we wonder if this is really how he knew everything about her, such as the certain things before they happened. 12. The Inspector claims that the girl needed more than money. He lists three things - what are they? ️️He says that Eva needed not only money but advice, sympathy and friendliness. 15. What does the Inspector's visit expose about Eric that Mrs. Birling claimed not to be aware of? ️️The Inspector's visit exposes Eric of his drinking issue, and that he was the father of Eva Smith's baby. 19. Who is described as the 'fairy prince' and by whom? ️️Who is described as the 'fairy prince' and by whom? Gerald Croft is described as the "fairy prince" by Sheila Birling. 20. When Gerald has confessed his role in knowing Eva, why does Mr. B intervene and begin defending him in front of Sheila? ️️Mr. Birling intervenes and begins defending him in front of Sheila because he still sees the marriage as a business deal and still wants it to continue. 1. What is the mood in the dining room at the start of this act?....and why? ️️They are all very tense because they just found out that Eric is the father of Eva's child. 4. Why does it 'not much matter' to Sheila whether the Inspector was a real policeman or not? ️️It doesn't matter if the Inspector is real or not to Sheila, because everyone had contributed to Eva's death and they still have to live with and accept the guilt of their crimes. Sheila has already accepted that she has contributed to Eva's death. 5. Why does it matter a 'devil of a lot' to Mr Birling? ️️It matters a "devil of a lot" to Mr Birling because there would be serious consequences and the whole family would be i