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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Higgins offer to do for Liza at the end of the play?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Pay for her to go to school.
(c) Adopt her as his daughter.
(d) Get her a flower shop.

2. At the beginning of Act 5, Doolittle's life has changed. What must he now do?
(a) Teach phonetics at a new school for the poor.
(b) Give lectures about morality.
(c) Work hard as a laborer to support Liza.
(d) Go at once to America to work for Ezra Wannafeller.

3. What does Higgins think of the way the Flower Girl speaks?
(a) It makes her sound uneducated, but it is quaint and cute.
(b) It is disgusting and depressing, and an insult to the English language.
(c) He thinks she has a natural poetic gift.
(d) He is offended by the curse words she uses, saying it is improper for a lady.

4. Who is in Higgins's laboratory with Higgins at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Nobody; Higgins is alone.
(b) Pickering.
(c) Mrs. Pearce.
(d) Liza Doolittle.

5. What does Mrs. Higgins say Pickering and Higgins have done wrong?
(a) They should have paid Liza a regular wage.
(b) They should have complimented Liza.
(c) They should not have kicked her out.
(d) They should never have taught Liza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Higgins think is a disgusting sight?

2. What is a problem with the English language, according to Shaw?

3. What new skill does Liza have?

4. Which best describes Liza's mood when the group first returns home from the party?

5. What does Higgins say about women?

(see the answer key)

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