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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Higgins compare Liza?
(a) A diamond in the rough.
(b) The Queen of Sheba.
(c) A squashed cabbage-leaf.
(d) A flower in the mud.

2. What does an upside-down e represent?
(a) It is a symbol of the uselessnesss of alphabets.
(b) A vowel of indefinite sound.
(c) It is similar to a question mark.
(d) An uncommon vowel in English.

3. For how long will Liza stay with Higgins as his pupil?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three weeks.

4. What makes Liza happy at the end of the evening?
(a) Freddy is falling in love with her.
(b) Higgins promises to give her lessons.
(c) She sold all her flowers.
(d) Higgins gives her a pocketful of change.

5. Who is Henry Sweet?
(a) The editor of a monthly review.
(b) A phonetics expert whom Shaw admired.
(c) A sweet-tempered professor of language and literature.
(d) A high official who popularized the subject of phonetics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the bystanders treat Liza when she becomes upset?

2. What does Higgins think of the way the Flower Girl speaks?

3. What does Liza want to do after her bath?

4. How is Henry Higgins described?

5. Who is in Higgins's laboratory with Higgins at the beginning of Act 2?

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