Inspector calls

Question 1

like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense” B*

Answer 1

• sanctimonious
• presents views as fact
• shouldn’t be disputed
• capitalism

Question 2

How is Eva smith marginalised?*

Answer 2

• Disregarded by the upper class represented by the birlings.
• treated like she’s inferior

Question 3

We are in for a time of steadily increasing prosperity

Answer 3

Birlings confidence

Question 4

“The way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else

Answer 4

Birling on society

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Shiela’s recognition

Question 6

it’s the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and Yll never, never do it again to anybody

Answer 6

Shiela’s regret

Question 7

we all started like that - so confident, so pleased with ourselves until he began asking us questions

Answer 7

Sheila’s on the inspector

Question 8

“he’s beon steadily drinking too much for the last two years”

Answer 8

Sheila on eric

Question 9

unsinkable absolutely unsinkable

Answer 9

mr birling

Question 10

The sharp ring of a front door bell

Answer 10

inspector enters

Question 11

A man has to make his own way- has too look after himself and his family too

Answer 11

mr birling

Question 11

Clothes mean something quite different to a woman

Answer 11

mr birling

Question 12

young and fresh

Answer 12

gerald

Question 13

when you’re married youll realise

Answer 13

mrs birling

Question 14

we are members of one body

Answer 14

inspector

Question 15

the point is you dont seem to have learned anything

Answer 15

shiela

Question 16

if men will not learn that lesson they will learn it in fire blood and anguish*

Answer 16

inspector - polysyndeton “and”.
prolonged consequences for their actions
semantic field of hell
eternal punishment

Question 17

girls of that class*

Answer 17

mrs birling - patriarchy and capitalism

Question 18

I am not defending him

Answer 18

mr birling

Question 19

wretched girls suicide

Answer 19

mr birling

Question 20

a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

Answer 20

birling

Question 21

i cant accept any responsibility

Answer 21

birling

Question 22

lower costs and higher prices

Answer 22

birling

Question 23

I accept no blame for it

Answer 23

mrs birling

Question 24

There are millions of eva smiths and john smiths still with us

Answer 24

inspector

Question 25

I think you did something terribly wrong- and i think that you are going to spend the rest of your life regretting it.

Answer 25

Inspector

Question 26

she was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd for a girl in her position

Answer 26

mrs birling defending herself

Question 27

well i was in a state when a chap easily turns nasty

Answer 27

eric

Question 28

but each of you helped to kill her. remember that.

Answer 28

inspector

Question 29

“I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business… there isn’t a chance of war”

Answer 29

mr birling

Question 30

“It’s my duty to keep labour costs down”

Answer 30

mr birling

Question 31

“She’d had a lot to say – far too much – so she had to go”

Answer 31

mr B

Question 32

“Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”

Answer 32

birling

Question 33

“When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business”

Answer 33

mrs B

Question 34

“You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate”

Answer 34

mrs b

Question 35

“I’m very sorry. But I think she had only herself to blame”

Answer 35

mrs b

Question 36

“Unlike the other three, I did nothing I’m ashamed of”

Answer 36

mrs b

Question 37

“Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility”

Answer 37

mrs b

Question 38

“I accept no blame at all”; “I blame the young man who was the father of the child”

Answer 38

mrs b

Question 39

“You’re not the type – you don’t get drunk”

Answer 39

mrs b

Question 40

“I was the only one of you who didn’t give in to him”

Answer 40

mrs b

Question 41

“I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me”

Answer 41

sheila

Question 42

“I think it was a mean thing to do. Perhaps that spoilt everything for her”

Answer 42

sheila

Question 43

“Why – you fool – he knows. Of course he knows”

Answer 43

sheila

Question 44

“You and I aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner here”

Answer 44

Sheila

Question 45

“Between us we drove that girl to suicide”

Answer 45

sheila

Question 46

“It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”

Answer 46

eric

Question 47

“You lot may be letting yourself out nicely, but I can’t… we did her in all right”

Answer 47

eric

Question 48

“She didn’t want me to marry her… In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid”

Answer 48

eric

Question 49

“…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”

Answer 49

eric

Question 50

“For God’s sake – don’t say anything to the inspector”

Answer 50

gerald

Question 51

“I didn’t install here there so that I could make love to her”

Answer 51

gerald

Question 52

“Is there anything else you want to know – that you ought to know?”

Answer 52

gerald

Question 53

“I think Miss Birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning”

Answer 53

gerald

Question 54

“There are a lot of young women living that sort of existence

Answer 54

goole

Question 55

“We have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt”

Answer 55

goole

Question 56

“You’ll be able to divide the responsibility between you when I’ve gone”

Answer 56

goole

Question 57

“Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges”

Answer 57

goole