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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the Birling's furniture described as?

• Sturdy

• Solid

• Sound

• Strong

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

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.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

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.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

• heaving-looking

• portentous

• easy mannered

• arrogant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

What quotes are used to describe Sybil Birling?

• cold

• social superior

• pretty

• formal