An Inspector Calls

Question 1

What year is it set?

Answer 1

1912

Written 1945

Question 2

Which town is it set?

Answer 2

Bromley

Fictional town in Midlands

Question 3

What job does Arthur Birling do?

Answer 3

Owns a factory
Successful businessman
Well respected in Bromley
Middle class

Question 4

Who will inherit Arthur Birling’s factory

Answer 4

His son

Eric Birling

Question 5

How old is Sheila Birling?

Answer 5

Early twenties

Question 6

Who is Sheila engaged to?

Answer 6

Gerald Croft

Question 7

How old is Gerald Croft?

Answer 7

30

Question 8

What class is Gerald?

Answer 8

Upper class
Business man

Question 9

What job does Edna do?

Answer 9

She is the Birling’s parlour maid
Cleans house
Only working class person on stage

Question 10

Whose death is the inspector investigating?

Answer 10

Eva Smith

Question 11

What are the family celebrating when the inspector arrives?

Answer 11

Sheila and Gerald’s engagement

Question 12

Why did Arthur sack Eva Smith?

Answer 12

Striking in protest to low pay

Question 13

What did Eva change her name to?

Answer 13

Daisy Renton

Question 14

Why does Gerald appear shocked in act one?

Answer 14

Daisy Renton was his mistress

Last summer

Question 15

What does Sheila do when she hears Gerald had an affair?

Answer 15

Returned the ring

Question 16

What does Sybil confess to?

Answer 16

She persuaded the Women’s charity to reject Eva/Daisy’s appeal for help when pregnant

Question 17

How does Eric bring shame on the family?

Answer 17

He is the father of Eva’s unborn child

Question 18

How did Eric try to support the baby?

Answer 18

Stole money from his father

Question 19

Why did Eric say his mother had murdered the baby?

Answer 19

Because she said no to giving her money from the charity

Question 20

What does the inspector say his surname is?

Answer 20

Goole

Question 21

Why does Gerald ring the hospital?

Answer 21

To see if anyone had committed suicide

No one had

Question 22

What is the final twist in act 3?

Answer 22

The phone rings
A woman has just been found dead after drinking disinfectant
An inspector is coming to question the family

Question 23

Which family are socially superior?

The Birling’s or the Crofts

Answer 23

The Crofts

Question 24

Who does the inspector show the photo to?

Answer 24

Arthur Birling

Not Eric or Gerald who may recognise her