An Inspector Calls Quotes

Question 1

“We’ve been had”

Answer 1

Gerald

Question 2

“You seem like a nice well behaved family”

Answer 2

Gerald

Question 3

“You’re squiffy”

Answer 3

Sheila to Eric

Question 4

“I speak as a hard headed business man”

Answer 4

Mr Birling

Question 5

“Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”

Answer 5

Mr Birling talking about Titanic

Question 6

“We really must stop these silly preferences”

Answer 6

Sheila to Mrs Birling

Question 7

“Girls of that class”

Answer 7

Mrs Birling

Question 8

“She was very pretty - soft hair and big dark eyes”

Answer 8

Gerald

Question 9

“You’re not the kind of Father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”

Answer 9

Eric to Mr Birling

Question 10

“We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other”

Answer 10

The Inspector

Question 11

“Everything’s alright now, Sheila”

Answer 11

Gerald to Sheila

Question 12

“Fire blood and anguish”

Answer 12

The Inspector

Question 13

“Each of you helped to kill her”

Answer 13

The Inspector

Question 14

“By Jingo, a fake!” “how do you know it’s the same girl?”

Answer 14

The Birling’s are trying to express their innocence and deny their part in Eva’s death

Question 15

“That doesn’t matter to me”

Answer 15

Eric once he realises something needs to change

Question 16

“I suppose we’re all nice people now”

Answer 16

Sheila

Question 17

“That was the police. A girl has just died - on her way to the infirmary”

Answer 17

The twist of the story at the end that leaves the audience questioning who Inspector Goole really was.

Question 18

“I wasn’t in love with her or anything - but I liked her - she was pretty and a good sport”

Answer 18

Eric referring to Eva

Question 19

“half shy, half assertive”

Answer 19

Eric’s exposition

Question 20

“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?”

Answer 20

Eric once he realises he’s done wrong, now agreeing with Sheila’s views of the working class.

Question 21

“I’m ashamed of you”

Answer 21

Eric to his parents

Question 22

“We did her in all right”

Answer 22

Eric at the end of the play when he’s come to terms with the reality of the situation.

Question 23

“But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people!”

Answer 23

Sheila

Question 24

“Gerald, I think you’d better take this with you. I rather respect you more than I’ve ever done before”

Answer 24

Sheila when she gives Gerald back the engagement ring

Question 25

“Between us, we drove that girl to commit suicide”

Answer 25

Sheila

Question 26

“Everything we said really had happened. It frightens me the way you talk”

Answer 26

Sheila

Question 27

“You’re quite wrong to suppose I shall regret what I did”

Answer 27

Mrs Birling