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An Inspector Calls Act 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Inspector's last word of Act 1?

a)

Goodbye.

b)

Well?

c)

So long.

d)

And now.

2.

Who is stage at the start of Act 2?

a)

Mr and Mrs Birling

b)

Inspector Goole and Sheila

c)

Inspector Goole, Sheila and Gerald

3.

Who does the Inspector describe as "a pretty, lively sort of girl, who never did anybody any harm"?

a)

Sheila Birling

b)

Edna

c)

Mrs. Birling

d)

Eva Smith

4.

How did Gerald react to the photograph?

a)

He shouted

b)

He stormed out of the room

c)

He wasn't shown then photograph

d)

He lied and claimed he never knew her

5.

What does Gerald suggest Sheila do at the beginning of Act 2?

a)

Be excused from the questioning.

b)

Stay and listen.

c)

Have a drink.

d)

Speak to her mother.

6.

What name does Gerald Croft know Eva Smith as?

a)

Daisy Renton

b)

Daisy Smith

c)

Daisy Woods

d)

Daisy Chain

7.

What is the definition of a euphemism?

a)

a name given to working class women like Daisy Renton

b)

a harsher way of describing something awkward

c)

a prostitute

d)

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

8.

What does the euphemism "women of the town" refer to?

a)

Prostitutes

b)

Factory workers

c)

Night-shift workers

d)

Upper class women

9.

Where did Gerald meet Daisy?

a)

Palace Variety Theatre

b)

Palace Entertainment Theatre

c)

Palace Theatre

10.

What does this quotation reveal about Gerald: I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women

a)

He objectifies women based on their appearance

b)

He feels sympathy for women who have to work as prostitues

c)

He worries about the health and welfare of women who have to work as prostitutes

11.

Who was harassing Daisy Renton in the bar when Gerald saw her?

a)

Eric Birling

b)

Mr Birling

c)

Joe Meggarty

d)

Charlie Brunswick

12.

Where does Gerald Croft take Eva Smith for a drink?

a)

His house.

b)

A hotel.

c)

A cafe.

d)

His beach house.

13.

When Gerald took Daisy to the Country Hotel, what did he buy her?

Tick two boxes

a)

A hot meal and blanket

b)

A drink and some new clothes

c)

Food

d)

A drink

14.

What does Gerald Croft insist on Eva Smith doing?

a)

Making cakes.

b)

Moving into his friend's apartment.

c)

Leaving town, never to return.

d)

Meeting his family.

15.

How long did Gerald and Daisy's affair last?

a)

One year

b)

Two months

c)

Six months

16.

Where does Dasiy Renton go after the relationship ends?

a)

London

b)

Stays in Brumley

c)

The seaside

d)

Abroad to another country

17.

Which of these describe the relationship between Daisy and Gerald?

a)

Equal and they are both in love

b)

Secretive and unequal: Gerald has more power than Daisy

c)

Platonic and based only on friendship

18.

"You and I aren't the same people who sat down to dinner here." Who is Sheila talking about?

a)

Sheila and Gerald

b)

Sheila and Mr. Birling

c)

Sheila and Eric

d)

Sheila and Mrs. Birling

19.

What does Sheila give Gerald after her confesses his affair?

a)

The engagement ring

b)

A drink

c)

A disappointed look

20.

How does the Inspector know about Eva Smith's feelings?

a)

She told him.

b)

She sent him an email.

c)

She kept a diary.

d)

She wrote a letter.

21.
'You seem to have made a great impression on my child, Inspector' 
'We often do on the young ones' is a conversation between Sybil and The Inspector. It shows us...
a)
older people are more likely to change their ways and accept responsibility 
b)
Younger people are more likely to change their ways and accept responsibility 
22.

When Mrs Birling enters the room, what does she tell Sheila to do?

a)

Tell Edna to make coffee

b)

To go to bed

c)

To fetch Mr Birling

23.

Mrs Birling calls Sheila

a)

"young woman"

b)

"young lady"

c)

"child"

24.

How does Mrs Birling react to seeing the photograph?

a)

She throws it away

b)

She lies and claims she doesn't recognise anyone

c)

She shouts

d)

She storms out of the toom

25.

Which of these is the correct name for Mrs Birling's charity?

a)

The Brumley Women's Group

b)

Brumley Women's Refuge

c)

The Brumley Women's Charity Organisation

d)

The Women's Charity for Brumley

26.

Why does Daisy go to the charity for help?

Tick as many as you think are correct

a)

She is pregnant

b)

She is unmarried

c)

She has no money

27.

When Daisy goes to the Brumley Women's Charity for help, what does she call herself?

a)

Daisy Renton

b)

Eva Smith

c)

Mrs Birling

28.

Who does Mrs. Birling blame for Eva Smith's death?

a)

The father of the baby

b)

Eric Birling

c)

Sheila Birling

d)

Eva Smith

29.

Fill in the gap.

Mrs Birling says about Eric...

a)

"He is just a silly boy"

b)

he is in "an excitable silly mood"

c)

he is "a drunk boy"

30.

What word class is "massively" in this stage direction "Inspector: (massively)"

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

31.

Which phrase accurately describes how Mrs Birling treated Eva Smith?

a)

With harsh prejudice

b)

With an open mind

c)

With sympathy and kindness

d)

With fairness

32.

Which words are missing: "Go and look for the _____ of the child. It's his _______".

a)

Mother, problem

b)

Father, problem

c)

Mother, responsibility

d)

Father, responsibility

33.

Why did Eva Smith refuse to take any more money from the father of her baby?

a)

She wanted him to marry her instead

b)

She had learned the money was stolen

c)

She didn't know who the father was

d)

She didn't need any more money

34.

Which words are missing from this quotation: As if a ____ of that _____ would ever refuse _____!

a)

Woman, sort, cash

b)

Girl, class, cash

c)

Girl, sort, cash

d)

Girl, sort, money

35.

"You're behaving like an ... child tonight."

a)

Awful

b)

Hysterical

c)

Abhorrent

d)

Insolent

36.
'Mother - I begged you and begged you to stop-' What had Sheila realised before Sybil does? 
a)
That Gerald was the father of Eva's unborn child
b)
That Eric was the father of Eva's unborn child
37.

Which method is used to build tension and mystery before Eric's actions are revealed?

a)

Imagery

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Pathetic fallacy

d)

Symbolism

38.

How does Act 2 end?

Tick as many boxes as you think are true

a)

Eric enters

b)

Sheila and the audience Eric is the father

c)

Mr Birling storming out

39.

Eric enters, looking extremely ... and .... He meets their inquiring stares.

a)

lost and confused

b)

angry and drunk

c)

pale and distressed

d)

crying and scared

40.

Who are possibly ‘fallen women’ within the play?

a)

Edna

b)

Eva Smith

c)

Sheila Birling

d)

Sybil Birling