An Inspector Calls (Stage Directions)

Identify the quotation that describes the Birling's house.

• A suburban house

• A fairly large house

• A fairly large suburban house

• A large suburban house

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the Birling's furniture described as?

• Sturdy

• Solid

• Sound

• Strong

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the Birling's furniture a metaphor for?

• The appearance of the family

• The society at the time

• There isn't a metaphor it is just furniture

• The industrial revolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the significant implied meaning behind the quote: 'heavily comfortable but not cosy and homelike'

• The quotation simply implies that furniture is uncomfortable

• The quotation reflects the ideology of socialism

• The quotation implies that family are not as rich as they seem.

• The quotation mirrors that the family appear warm and inviting but in reality they are cold and hard.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What happens to the lighting when the Inspector arrives?

• It goes pink

• It becomes brighter and harder

• The lights go off

• The lights stay the same

What are the lights like before the Inspector arrives?

• The lights are 'pink' and 'intimate'

• The lights are 'warm' and 'intimate'

• The lights are 'bright' and 'harsh'

• The lights are 'dim' and 'shadowy'

What can we infer from the lighting at the beginning of the play?

• The family are happy and content

• The family are very close and supportive

• That the family are living life like they are looking through rose tinted glasses (not seeing things as they really are)

• The family are arguing with each other

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What theme associates with the quote: 'the table, which has no cloth'

• The theme of exposure

• The theme of class

• The theme of righteousness

• The theme of jealousy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What quotes are used to describe Arthur Birling in the stage directions?

• heaving-looking

• portentous

• easy mannered

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What quotes are used to describe Sybil Birling?

• cold

• social superior

• pretty

• formal