Plot Summary

Question 1

Act one

Answer 1

• celebrating engagement of Sheila and Gerald
• Arthur gives speech about business.says every man should look after himself
• goole arrives and says Eva smith has died and starts to question family one by one
• Arthur birling sacked Eva for asking for a pay rise.sheila asked for Eva to be sacked from shop
• inspector says Eva changed name to daisy Renton.gerald is shocked,Eric leaves

Question 2

Act two

Answer 2

• Gerald says how he spent last summer with Eva smith-she was his mistress
• Gerald is upset.sheila returns ring and Gerald leaves
• inspector gets Sybil to confess she rejected Eva’s claim for help at charity.eva was pregnant
• Sybil blames father of Eva’s child for death
• Sheila guesses father of child is Eric

Question 3

Act three

Answer 3

• Eric returns.knows inspector has led everyone to conclusion he is the father
• raped Eva when met her at a bar.got her pregnant and stole money from father to support her
• Eva rejected stolen money and turned to Sybil’s charity for help.eric says Sybil murdered her own grandchild by refusing her charity
• inspector reminds them we are all responsible for each other.warns that unless everyone learns to look after each other,lesson will be learnt with great suffering

Question 4

Act three-finale

Answer 4

• Gerald returns,spoke to office who doesn’t recognise name “goole”.birling calls police station to confirm this
• Gerald calls hospital finds out no one has died.arthur,Sybil and Gerald decide its a hoax and relax
• Sheila and Eric argue they are still all guilty of treating someone badly
• phone rings.young woman has been found dead by drinking disinfectant and police are senior inspector to question family