An Inspector Calls - Act 2 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
"you seem to have made a great impression on this child" - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald
interrogated - Mrs Birling, Mrs Birling still views Shelia as being a child although she is
23 years old.
"no, of course not. He's only a boy." - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald interrogated - Mrs. Birling -
regarding Eric's drinking habits Mrs. Birling is unaware and hasn't been pay any
attention to her children showing the lack of family connection between them. She also
refers to Eric being a "boy" although he is actually a "young man" as the inspector
reminds her.
"I've been trying to persuade Eric to go to bed," - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald interrogated - Mr.
Birling - Mr. Birling is treating Eric as a child although he is an adult.
"I hate those hard-eyed dough faced women. But then I noticed a girl who looked quite
different. She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes." - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald
interrogated - Gerald - "hate is very emphatic - conveying hatred. By "those" he is
referring to the entire lower class he's saying that all of the lower classes are ugly. "I
noticed" Gerald is looking at the girls, he judges them by their appearance. "dough
faced women" the women have full pasty faces suggesting that they lead uninteresting
lives. "hard eyed" - they are jaded and cynical, they are aware of the world. "very
pretty" he judges her by appearance showing how Gerald is shallow.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
"you seem to have made a great impression on this child" - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald
interrogated - Mrs Birling, Mrs Birling still views Shelia as being a child although she is
23 years old.
"no, of course not. He's only a boy." - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald interrogated - Mrs. Birling -
regarding Eric's drinking habits Mrs. Birling is unaware and hasn't been pay any
attention to her children showing the lack of family connection between them. She also
refers to Eric being a "boy" although he is actually a "young man" as the inspector
reminds her.
"I've been trying to persuade Eric to go to bed," - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald interrogated - Mr.
Birling - Mr. Birling is treating Eric as a child although he is an adult.
"I hate those hard-eyed dough faced women. But then I noticed a girl who looked quite
different. She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes." - ✔✔Act 2 - Gerald
interrogated - Gerald - "hate is very emphatic - conveying hatred. By "those" he is
referring to the entire lower class he's saying that all of the lower classes are ugly. "I
noticed" Gerald is looking at the girls, he judges them by their appearance. "dough
faced women" the women have full pasty faces suggesting that they lead uninteresting
lives. "hard eyed" - they are jaded and cynical, they are aware of the world. "very
pretty" he judges her by appearance showing how Gerald is shallow.
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY KATELYN WHITMAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
