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MCQs to test your knowledge of language in J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls.
 

Grades 9 and 10 - Literature - High School - An Inspector Calls - Language
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1. Mrs Birling greets the Inspector with, 'I'm Mrs Birling, y'know.' What does she intend to convey with her speech?
2. Near the end of the play, Mrs Birling says of Eric and Sheila, 'They're over-tired. In the morning they will be as amused as we are.' What is suggested by her use of the term 'over-tired'?
3. Gerald admits to his affair with Daisy Renton, but tells Sheila that he has nothing to do with 'this suicide business'. What is the effect of his choice of language?
4. Mr Birling describes himself as a 'hard-headed practical' business man. Which of his language choices below best demonstrates this view of himself?
5. Which of the following words is used in the stage directions for the Inspector's speech?
6. Mrs Birling describes Eva Smith's explanation of her situation to the committee as a 'claim'. What does she imply by the use of this word?
7. Eric describes Eva Smith as a 'good sport'. He contrasts her with the other women around town, whom he describes as...
8. The Inspector explains to Sheila the importance to manufacturing of having plenty of poor young girls like Eva Smith available as 'cheap labor'. Why does Sheila object to his use of language?
9. When Sheila discovers her own part in the tragic fate of Eva Smith, she cries out, 'Oh - why had this to happen?' What does her rhetorical question imply?
10. Which of the following evokes final judgment and violent revolution?

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