An inspector Calls

Question 1

‘I can’t accept any responsibility’

Answer 1

Mr Birling

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Mr Birling

Question 3

“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too.”

Answer 3

Mr Birling

Question 4

‘community and all that nonsense’

Answer 4

Mr Birling

Question 5

‘She had a lot to say – far too much – she had to go.’

Answer 5

Mr Birling

Question 6

It’s nothing to do with me.’

Answer 6

Mr Birling

Question 7

‘It’s my duty to keep costs down.’

Answer 7

Mr Birling

Question 8

“If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?

Answer 8

Mr Birling

Question 9

When this comes out at the inquest it isn’t going to do us much good.’

Answer 9

Mr Birling

Question 10

Mocking how the Inspector scared them: ‘You all helped to kill her.’

Answer 10

Mr Birling

Question 11

We don’t guess – we’ve had experience – and we know”

Answer 11

Mr Birling

Question 12

“Yes, I think it was simply a piece of gross impertinence.”

Answer 12

Mrs Birling

Question 13

‘It’s disgusting to me.

Answer 13

Mrs Birling

Question 14

‘I don’t think we want any further details of this disgusting affair.’

Answer 14

Mrs Birling

Question 15

‘He ought to be dealt with very severely.

Answer 15

Mrs Birling

Question 16

‘I accept no blame for it at all.’

Answer 16

Mrs Birling

Question 17

‘I’m very sorry, but I think that she had only herself to blame.’

Answer 17

Mrs Birling

Question 18

‘I didn’t like her manner.’

Answer 18

Mrs Birling

Question 19

‘I did nothing I’m ashamed of.’

Answer 19

Mrs Birling

Question 20

‘I blame the young man who was the father.’

Answer 20

Mrs Birling

Question 21

‘I can’t help thinking about this girl.’

Answer 21

Sheila

Question 22

‘I think it’s cruel, vile.’

Answer 22

Sheila

Question 23

How could she have wanted to kill herself?’

Answer 23

Sheila

Question 24

‘It frightens me the way you talk and I can’t listen to anymore.’

Answer 24

Sheila

Question 25

Well, he inspected us alright.’

Answer 25

Sheila

Question 26

‘But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life, will it?

Answer 26

Sheila

Question 27

Recognition: ‘but these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people’

Answer 27

Sheila

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Sheila

Question 29

‘We all started like that – so confident, so pleased with ourselves until he began asking us questions’

Answer 29

Sheila

Question 30

You mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl.’

Answer 30

Sheila

Question 31

‘I’m not very clear about it, but afterwards she told me she didn’t want me to go in but that – well, I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty – and I threatened to make a row’

Answer 31

Eric

Question 32

‘I wasn’t in love with her or anything

Answer 32

Eric

Question 33

‘I liked her – she was a pretty good sport.’

Answer 33

Eric

Question 34

‘Could I have a drink first?’

Answer 34

Eric

Question 35

‘She thought she was going to have a baby.’

Answer 35

Eric

Question 36

‘You turned her away and you killed her.’

Answer 36

Eric

Question 37

I say the girl’s dead and we all helped to kill her.’

Answer 37

Eric

Question 38

‘You don’t know the whole story yet.’

Answer 38

Eric

Question 39

I’ve never known an Eva Smith’

Answer 39

Gerald

Question 40

‘A glance that was nothing less than a cry for help’

Answer 40

Gerald

Question 41

‘Don’t say anything to the Inspector’

Answer 41

Gerald

Question 42

‘Getting a bit heavy handed aren’t you Inspector?’

Answer 42

Gerald

Question 43

‘You want to see somebody else put through it.’

Answer 43

Gerald

Question 44

All right I knew her, let’s leave it at that.’

Answer 44

Gerald

Question 45

‘I haven’t set eyes on her for at least six months’

Answer 45

Gerald

Question 46

Burnt her inside out... She was in great agony.’

Answer 46

Inspector Goole

Question 47

Guilt: ‘I think you did something terribly wrong – and that you’re going to spend the rest of your life regretting it

Answer 47

Inspector Goole

Question 48

‘But each of you helped to kill her. Remember that’

Answer 48

Inspector Goole

Question 49

‘You used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal not a person.’

Answer 49

Inspector Goole

Question 50

‘We are responsible for each other.

Answer 50

Inspector Goole

Question 51

‘If you are easy with me I’m easy with you.’

Answer 51

Inspector Goole

Question 52

‘You punished the girl because you were jealous of her.’

Answer 52

Inspector Goole

Question 53

‘You made her pay a heavy price.’

Answer 53

Inspector Goole

Question 54

‘It’s my duty to ask questions.’

Answer 54

Inspector Goole

Question 55

“You see, we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share out guilt.”

Answer 55

Inspector Goole

Question 56

…if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night

Answer 56

Inspector Goole