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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is among Liza's treasured possessions?
(a) A picture of her deceased mother.
(b) A fashionable dress that she has never worn.
(c) A birdcage.
(d) A book of Shakespeare's plays.

2. What does Shaw try to do for Sweet?
(a) Dedicate the play Pygmalion to him.
(b) Involve him in the theater.
(c) Help him get an article published.
(d) Get him a teaching position.

3. What city is the setting of Shaw's play?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

4. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.
(b) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
(c) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.
(d) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.

5. Which elements of the English alphabet have no agreed speech value?
(a) The vowels.
(b) The consonants.
(c) The vowels and some consonants.
(d) The consonants and some vowels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shaw's attempt to help Sweet fail?

2. Based on what you read in the Preface, with which of the following statements do you think Shaw would agree?

3. Where does Liza tell Freddy she is going at the end of Act 1?

4. Which of the following describes Liza's home?

5. When Liza comes to see Higgins in Act 2, what does she ask him to do?

(see the answer key)

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