Inspector calls PLOT POINTS

• What is the name of the town the Birlings live in

  BRUMLEY
• Name 3 ways Mr Birlings tries to impress Gerald


  Boasts about being named sir, offers port and cigars
• How does Sheila hint that all is not perfect in her relationship with Gereld at the start of the play

  She mentions that he hardly went near her the last summer
• What does Mrs Birling say Sheila will have to get used to when she is married

  Men being busy with their work
• Who was unable to make the engagement party

  Gerelds parents, lord and lady croft
• What does Gereld give Sheila at the start of the play

  An engagement ring
• Why does Mrs Birling suggest she and Sheila should leave the room at the start


     Allow the men to talk together
• Name three projections about the future Mr Birling gets wrong

  The industrial strikes will end, there will be no war, the Titanic is "unsinkable", the economic outlook is good
• What does Mr Birling say that clothes mean to a woman

  "A token of self respect"
• Who does Mr Birling see a man should be responsible for

  Himself and his family
• How is Mr Birling speech about responsibility interupted


  By the sharp ring of the doorbell
• What happened to the light in when the inspector arrives


  It becomes "brighter and harder"
• What reason does the inspector give for not having a drink when he arrived

  He is "on duty"
• What two social positions does Mr Birling tell the inspector he has held and which one does he still hold

  He was alderman, a lord mayor and still on the bench
• How did Eva Smith kill hers

   Drinking strong disinfectant
• Does Mr Birling initially admit to recognize him Eva Smith's photograph

  No
• Why did Mr Birling suck Eva Smith from his factory

  She was a part of a group that asked for an increase in wages
• After the inspector starts to interrogate him how does Mr birling try to intimidate him

  He introduces Gerald croft and he knows colonel Roberts, the chief constable
• Why is Mr Birling critical of the "public school on varsity" education not Eric is had

  It has made him ignorant of his "responsibilities"
• After a two month calf after sucking her from birling's factory where does Eva Smith get a job

  At Millwards department store
• Why did Sheila insist that the manager at millwards sacked Eva Smith


  She thought she was mocking her over a dress that didn't suit her
• Where did Gerald daisy renton

  The stalls bar at the palace theatre
• Who did Gerald rescue daisy renton and from after palace theatre bore

  Alderman meggarty
• What does Gerald do after the inspector finishes questioning him about daisy Renton


  He goes out
• Does Mrs birling initially admitted to recognizing Eva Smith photograph

  No
• What was the organisation that Mrs birling his chairperson of

  Brumley women's charity organisation
• What does Eva Smith call who self when she goes to the Bumley women's charity organization

  Mrs birling
• What does Mrs Birling initially not reveal to the others about why Eva Smith came to her charity for help

  She was pregnant
• Who insists that Eric can have a drink when he comes back in after start of act 3

  Inspector
• Why did Eva refuse to take any more money from Eric when she fell pregnant

  She knew it was stolen
• What does Mr Birling fear but he will no longer get because of eva smiths scandal

  His knighthood
• Who confirms the inspector was not a real policeman

  Gerald
• Which two characters share a drink after they confirm but there was not a suicide case at the hospital

  Mr Birling and Gerald
• What does Sheila refuse to take back at the end of the play

  the ring
• Who is interrupted by a telephone call at the end of the play

  Mr Birling