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An Inspector An Inspector CallsCalls

Can you ‘Beat Can you ‘Beat the Inspector’?the Inspector’?

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Aim:Aim: To revise ‘An Inspector To revise ‘An Inspector

Calls’.Calls’.

How to play:How to play: Your team will answer a Your team will answer a

question, if you are question, if you are correct you go to the correct you go to the next question.next question.

If you are wrong, the If you are wrong, the other team has a turn. If other team has a turn. If they get the question they get the question right, they have control right, they have control and can answer the next and can answer the next question.question.

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Round 1Round 1

Act 1Act 1

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Question 1Question 1

How does How does Eric behave Eric behave at the start at the start of the play?of the play?

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How do you How do you know?know?

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What are What are Gerald’s Gerald’s parents parents called?called?

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Question 4 Question 4

Why is this Why is this important to important to Mr Birling?Mr Birling?

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What does Mr What does Mr Birling hope Birling hope will happen to will happen to his business his business after Sheila’s after Sheila’s marriage?marriage?

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What does Mr What does Mr Birling think Birling think about the about the potential potential war?war?

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Why does Why does Priestley make Priestley make Mr Birling talk Mr Birling talk about Titanic?about Titanic?

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What is the effect What is the effect of the following of the following line:line:

“…“…so long as we so long as we behave ourselves, behave ourselves, don’t get into the don’t get into the police court or police court or start a scandal”?start a scandal”?

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End of Round 1End of Round 1

““Well, I don’t Well, I don’t want to keep you want to keep you here. I’ve no here. I’ve no more questions more questions to ask you.”to ask you.”

““No, but you No, but you haven’t finished haven’t finished asking questions asking questions have you?”have you?”

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Round 2Round 2

Act 2Act 2

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What evidence What evidence is there at the is there at the start of Act 2 start of Act 2 that Sheila is that Sheila is more more perceptive perceptive than the than the others?others?

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By what By what name did name did Gerald know Gerald know Eva Smith?Eva Smith?

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What does Mrs What does Mrs Birling believe Birling believe is Sheila’s is Sheila’s reason for reason for wanting to wanting to know why Eva know why Eva killed herself?killed herself?

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What effect What effect is created by is created by Mrs Birling Mrs Birling arguing with arguing with the the Inspector?Inspector?

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What is Mrs What is Mrs Birling’s view Birling’s view of Eric at this of Eric at this point in the point in the play?play?

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Why is this Why is this lack of lack of understanding understanding about Eric’s about Eric’s behaviour and behaviour and character so character so important?important?

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Where did Where did Gerald meet Gerald meet Daisy?Daisy?

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How does the How does the Inspector Inspector know how know how Eva/Daisy felt Eva/Daisy felt about about Gerald?Gerald?

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What is the effect What is the effect of Birling’s of Birling’s comment:comment:

““But you must But you must understand that a understand that a lot of young men lot of young men –”–”

a)a) On Sheila?On Sheila?b)b) On the audience?On the audience?

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Why does Why does Gerald leave? Gerald leave?

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How does How does Priestley Priestley make the make the audience audience dislike Sybil dislike Sybil Birling? Birling?

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What is Mr What is Mr Birling’s main Birling’s main concern concern about his about his wife’s actions wife’s actions towards Eva? towards Eva?

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How does How does Priestley Priestley build up build up tension in Act tension in Act 2 ? 2 ?

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End of Round 2End of Round 2

““Well, I don’t Well, I don’t want to keep you want to keep you here. I’ve no here. I’ve no more questions more questions to ask you.”to ask you.”

““No, but you No, but you haven’t finished haven’t finished asking questions asking questions have you?”have you?”

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Round 3Round 3

Act 3Act 3

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What effect What effect is created by is created by the opening the opening of Act 3? of Act 3?

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Question 23Question 23What does Mrs What does Mrs Birling’s Birling’s comment:comment:

““Sheila, I simply Sheila, I simply don’t understand don’t understand your attitude.”your attitude.”

reveal about her ? reveal about her ?

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When did When did Eric meet Eric meet Eva? Eva?

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What did Eric What did Eric do on the do on the first night he first night he met Eva and met Eva and what does he what does he say about it ? say about it ?

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How does How does Mrs Birling Mrs Birling react ? react ?

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Question 27Question 27Eric says about Eric says about Eva’s Eva’s pregnancy:pregnancy:

““I was in a hell of I was in a hell of a state about it.”a state about it.”

What does this What does this reveal about reveal about him ? him ?

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What is Mr What is Mr Birling’s Birling’s reaction to reaction to Eric stealing Eric stealing money from money from the the company? company?

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What does What does this tell the this tell the audience ? audience ?

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What is the What is the purpose of purpose of the the Inspector’s Inspector’s final speech ? final speech ?

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After the After the Inspector Inspector leaves, how leaves, how do the family do the family react? react?

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What is What is Sheila’s role Sheila’s role in Act 3? in Act 3?

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How are Eric How are Eric and Sheila’s and Sheila’s reactions reactions different different from those of from those of their their parents ? parents ?

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How does the How does the mood in the mood in the house house change after change after Gerald’s Gerald’s return? return?

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What does What does Gerald do to Gerald do to try to put Eric try to put Eric and Sheila’s and Sheila’s minds at minds at rest? rest?

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What effect is What effect is created by created by Sheila Sheila repeating the repeating the Inspector’s Inspector’s words ‘Fire words ‘Fire and blood and and blood and anguish’ ? anguish’ ?

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Gerald says:Gerald says:““Everything’s all Everything’s all

right now, right now, Sheila. What Sheila. What about this ring?”about this ring?”

What does this What does this reveal about him reveal about him ? ?

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How does How does Priestley Priestley build up build up tension tension towards the towards the end of Act 3? end of Act 3?

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What is the What is the effect of the effect of the final ‘phone final ‘phone call ? call ?

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What similarity What similarity is there between is there between the interruption the interruption caused by the caused by the Inspector in Act Inspector in Act 1 and the 1 and the telephone in Act telephone in Act 3? 3?

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The EndThe End““And I tell you And I tell you that the time will that the time will soon come when, soon come when, if men will not if men will not learn that lesson, learn that lesson, then they will be then they will be taught it in fire taught it in fire and blood and and blood and anguish. Good anguish. Good night.”night.”

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““No, Mr No, Mr Birling.”Birling.”

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““I’d like I’d like some some informationinformation, if you , if you don’t don’t mind.”mind.”

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““One person One person and one line and one line of inquiry at of inquiry at a time. a time. Otherwise, Otherwise, there’s a there’s a muddle.”muddle.”

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““That’s That’s something I something I have to find have to find out.”out.”

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““No. She No. She wanted to wanted to end her life. end her life. She felt she She felt she couldn’t go couldn’t go on any on any longer.”longer.”

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““It’s my It’s my duty to ask duty to ask questions.”questions.”

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““Very Very awkward.”awkward.”

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““No, sir. I No, sir. I can’t agree can’t agree with you with you there.”there.”

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““Well?”Well?”

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

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““No, no. I No, no. I never take never take offence-.”offence-.”

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““Let’s leave Let’s leave offence out offence out of it, shall of it, shall we?.”we?.”

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““What’s the What’s the matter with matter with him?.”him?.”

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““Isn’t he Isn’t he used to used to drinking?.”drinking?.”

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““We’ll see.”We’ll see.”

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““No, I can’t No, I can’t do that do that yet.”yet.”

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““I’m sorry, I’m sorry, but he’ll but he’ll have to have to wait.”wait.”

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““You gave You gave yourself yourself away at away at once.”once.”

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““What’s the What’s the matter?”matter?”

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““Why should Why should you do any you do any protesting? protesting? It was you It was you who turned who turned the girl out the girl out in the first in the first place.”place.”

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““I warn I warn you, you’re you, you’re making it making it worse for worse for yourself.”yourself.”

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““Just a minute, Just a minute, Mr Birling. Mr Birling. There’ll be There’ll be plenty of time, plenty of time, when I’ve when I’ve gone, for you gone, for you all to adjust all to adjust your family your family relationships.”relationships.”

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““And I’ll be And I’ll be obliged if obliged if you’ll let us you’ll let us get on get on without any without any further further interruptionsinterruptions.”.”

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““Don’t start Don’t start on that. I on that. I want to get want to get on.”on.”

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““What What happened happened then?”then?”

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““I don’t I don’t want any of want any of it from it from either of either of you.”you.”

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““So what So what did you did you propose to propose to do?”do?”

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““And my And my trouble is – trouble is – that I that I haven’t haven’t much much time.”time.”

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

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““No. She No. She told me told me nothing.”nothing.”

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““Stop! And Stop! And be quiet for be quiet for a moment a moment and listen and listen to me.”to me.”

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““I don’t I don’t need to need to know any know any more.”more.”

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““But each But each of you of you helped to helped to kill her.”kill her.”

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““Remember Remember what you what you did-”did-”

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““No, you No, you won’t won’t forget.”forget.”

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““You You helped – helped – but didn’t but didn’t start it.”start it.”

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““You made You made her pay a her pay a heavy price heavy price for that.”for that.”

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““You’re You’re offering the offering the money at money at the wrong the wrong time.”time.”

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““You can’t You can’t do her any do her any more harm. more harm. And you And you can’t do her can’t do her any good any good now.”now.”

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““Just one Just one last last question, question, that’s all.”that’s all.”

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