An Inspector Calls - Mrs Birling Flashcards

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1
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her husband’s _______ superior

A

her husband’s social superior

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2
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please don’t _________ me like that [when Sheila denies that she want to stay out of morbid curiosity]

A

contradict

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3
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Girls of that ________-

A

class

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4
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a trifle ________

A

impertinent

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5
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rather _______ [whilst talking to the Inspector]

A

grandly

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6
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[Inspector asks if she recognises the girl in the picture] “____. Why should I?”

A

no

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7
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she had only __________ to blame

A

herself

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8
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you have no ________ to make me _________ my mind

A

power, change

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9
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I did nothing I’m ____________ of

A

ashamed

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10
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I used my __________ to have it refused

A

influence

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11
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she ___________ afterwards it just happened to be the first name she thought of

A

pretended

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12
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go and look for the _________. It’s his ________

A

father, responsibilty

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13
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It wasn’t I who had her turned out of employment - which probably _________ it all

A

began

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14
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It was her business to make him __________

A

responsible

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15
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as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse _______

A

money

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16
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I accept no __________ for it at all

A

blame

17
Q

Secondly, I blame the young man who was the _______ of the child

A

father

18
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[the father] should be made an ________ of

A

example

19
Q

confess in ________ his responsibility

A

public

20
Q

I didn’t know it was _______

A

you

21
Q

very dis________ now

A

distressed

22
Q

___________ into a chair

A

collapsed

23
Q

Don’t be ch_______ Sheila

A

Childish

24
Q

He certainly didn’t make me co_______

A

Confess

25
Q

Be quiet so your _______ can decide what we ought to do

A

Father

26
Q

I was the _____ one who didn’t give in to him

A

Only

27
Q

I answered more or less as he ________ me to answer

A

Wanted

28
Q

They’re over-tired. In the morning they’ll be as ________ as we are

A

Amused