eric - aic

Question 1

Eric is drunk at the party.

Answer 1

‘you’re squiffy’

Question 2

Eric has a secret which he does not share with his father or Gerald

Answer 2

‘yes, I remember- (but he checks himself)’

Question 3

Eric speaks out about his father firing Eva. He is sympathetic to Eva.

Answer 3

‘he could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.’

Question 4

Mrs. Birling’s description of her son

Answer 4

‘he’s only a boy.’

Question 5

The inspectors response to Mrs. birling

Answer 5

‘no, he’s a young man.’

Question 6

It is implied that Eric rapes Eva.

Answer 6

‘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.’

Question 7

Eric didn’t love Eva. He just used her for sex.

Answer 7

‘i wasn’t in love with her or anything - but I liked her - she was pretty and a good sport’

Question 8

Eric stole £50 to support Eva

Answer 8

‘(miserably) I got it - from the office-‘

Question 9

Eric blames his mother for killing Eva. The hyphens show his distress and rage.

Answer 9

‘Then - you killed her. She came to you to protect me- and you turned her away - yes, and you killed her.’

Question 10

Eric is not worried about being prosecuted for stealing; instead, he feels guilty for his part in Eva’s death.

Answer 10

‘the money’s not the important thing. It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters.’