An Inspector Calls - 100x100 GRID
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What does Eva Smith change her name to when she meets Gerald? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Daisy Renton
How does Eric act towards Eva when he goes with her to her lodgings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - He acts nastily, insists on going in and "threatens to make a row."
What evidence does Gerald have for thinking of that Eva Smith may have been more than one
person? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because no girl had been brought into the infirmary,
having drunk disinfectant, in order to commit suicide. The photograph, also, and the fact that the
Inspector was not a police officer, is what makes Gerald want to investigate. "We've no proof it
was the same photograph and therefore no proof it was the same girl."
Why is Birling wrong when he says Gerald and Sheila will be marrying at a good time? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because even though the miners are on strike, and there is talk
about potential labour trouble to come, he says that they've "passed the worst of it", which is
dramatic irony because there was then a massive general strike.
What did the workers at Birling's company want their rates raised to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 shillings a week (from about "twenty-two and six").
Which character or characters show penitence for their actions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sheila and Eric (and Gerald a little bit)
'Go and look for the ----- of the child. It's his -----.' - CORRECT ANSWER - "Go and look
for the father of the child. It's his responsibility." (Mrs. Birling).
What does 'provincial in speech' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -
, Why does the doorbell (signifying the Inspector's arrival) ring at the precise moment it does? -
CORRECT ANSWER - It signifies the shift of power from Birling to the Inspector before
he even enters the scene. Also, in the dialogue, which the doorbell interrupts, Mr. Birling is
dismissing the idea of community and socialism. This is ironic because the Inspector is all about
helping others, and is very much a socialist throughout, whereas Birling is a capitalist. This
shows their conflict between them also.
How is Eric described in the opening stage directions? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Eric is in
his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.". Assertive means confident, and so it
is like Eric is half confident, but also half timid too because, I think, he feels a pressure to say
and to not say certain things when his father is present. And so half the time, he comes out with
it, like "My God!", and other times he keeps it hidden, "(As ERIC does not reply)".
Why is Birling wrong when he says Russia will 'always be behind naturally'? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Because in 1917, Russia had a revolution which then modernised them and
moved them forward to be like other countries.
How many 'Eva Smiths and John Smiths' does the Inspector say there are? - CORRECT
ANSWER - "But there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John
Smiths still left with us,".
Which adjective is used to describe Mrs Birling in the opening stage directions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cold. ("His wife is about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband's social
superior."
What was the relationship like between Sheila and Gerald the summer before the play begins? -
CORRECT ANSWER - They had an, almost, distant relationship because Gerald said that
he had to work all summer, and so the two never really saw each other. Really, Gerald was
having an affair with Daisy Renton (a.k.a. Eva Smith).
How much money does Eric give Eva? - CORRECT ANSWER - £50 (stolen from his
dad's office).
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What does Eva Smith change her name to when she meets Gerald? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Daisy Renton
How does Eric act towards Eva when he goes with her to her lodgings? - CORRECT
ANSWER - He acts nastily, insists on going in and "threatens to make a row."
What evidence does Gerald have for thinking of that Eva Smith may have been more than one
person? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because no girl had been brought into the infirmary,
having drunk disinfectant, in order to commit suicide. The photograph, also, and the fact that the
Inspector was not a police officer, is what makes Gerald want to investigate. "We've no proof it
was the same photograph and therefore no proof it was the same girl."
Why is Birling wrong when he says Gerald and Sheila will be marrying at a good time? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because even though the miners are on strike, and there is talk
about potential labour trouble to come, he says that they've "passed the worst of it", which is
dramatic irony because there was then a massive general strike.
What did the workers at Birling's company want their rates raised to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 shillings a week (from about "twenty-two and six").
Which character or characters show penitence for their actions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sheila and Eric (and Gerald a little bit)
'Go and look for the ----- of the child. It's his -----.' - CORRECT ANSWER - "Go and look
for the father of the child. It's his responsibility." (Mrs. Birling).
What does 'provincial in speech' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -
, Why does the doorbell (signifying the Inspector's arrival) ring at the precise moment it does? -
CORRECT ANSWER - It signifies the shift of power from Birling to the Inspector before
he even enters the scene. Also, in the dialogue, which the doorbell interrupts, Mr. Birling is
dismissing the idea of community and socialism. This is ironic because the Inspector is all about
helping others, and is very much a socialist throughout, whereas Birling is a capitalist. This
shows their conflict between them also.
How is Eric described in the opening stage directions? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Eric is in
his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.". Assertive means confident, and so it
is like Eric is half confident, but also half timid too because, I think, he feels a pressure to say
and to not say certain things when his father is present. And so half the time, he comes out with
it, like "My God!", and other times he keeps it hidden, "(As ERIC does not reply)".
Why is Birling wrong when he says Russia will 'always be behind naturally'? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Because in 1917, Russia had a revolution which then modernised them and
moved them forward to be like other countries.
How many 'Eva Smiths and John Smiths' does the Inspector say there are? - CORRECT
ANSWER - "But there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John
Smiths still left with us,".
Which adjective is used to describe Mrs Birling in the opening stage directions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cold. ("His wife is about fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband's social
superior."
What was the relationship like between Sheila and Gerald the summer before the play begins? -
CORRECT ANSWER - They had an, almost, distant relationship because Gerald said that
he had to work all summer, and so the two never really saw each other. Really, Gerald was
having an affair with Daisy Renton (a.k.a. Eva Smith).
How much money does Eric give Eva? - CORRECT ANSWER - £50 (stolen from his
dad's office).
