QUESTIONS WITH REVISED AND
UPDATED ANSWERS
what does Shelia say to her mother in Act 2? - Answer-'impertinent is such as funny
word'
how is Shelia's laugh described? - Answer-'short hysterical laugh'
how does Shelia adress her mother at the start of the play? - Answer-'mummy'
how does Shelia adress her mother at the middle/end of the play? - Answer-'mother'
what was Priestley's radio broadcast called? - Answer-'Postscripts'
how does Priestley use the semantic field of religion within Eric's lines? - Answer-'that's
the hellish thing. Oh my God!'
and
'by Jove'
an example of a direct statement by Eric - Answer-'we all helped to kill her'
how Eric uses distancing language - Answer-'when a chap easily turns nasty'
how Mrs B uses unnecessary upper-class synonyms - Answer-'trifle impertinent'
euphemism used by Mrs B - Answer-'girl of that sort'
use of imperative by Mrs B - Answer-'go and look for the father of the child'
use of slang by Shelia - Answer-'squiffy'
Shelia addressing Eric's addiction directly - Answer-'this isn't the time to pretend that
Eric isn't used to drink'
Shelia's main stage direction - Answer-'with sharp sarcasm'
setting stage direction - Answer-'The dining room of a fairly large suburban house,
belonging to a prosperous manufacturer. It has good solid furniture of the period'