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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "I havnt any small talk. If people would only be frank and say what they really think!"
(a) Freddy.
(b) Clara.
(c) Higgins.
(d) Liza.

2. According to Higgins, what is Freddy?
(a) A humbug and imposter.
(b) A cruel tyrant.
(c) A gentleman who can support Liza.
(d) A fool who can't support Liza.

3. What does Neppomuck think must be Liza's true background?
(a) She is a Hungarian princess.
(b) She was educated in France.
(c) She is American.
(d) She is a European duchess.

4. Who comes looking for Higgins at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) The police, to ask him questions.
(b) Liza's father, Doolittle.
(c) Freddy, to ask Liza's hand in marriage.
(d) Liza, demanding an apology.

5. What does Higgins think is a disgusting sight?
(a) An ungrateful, snobbish woman.
(b) A woman "s'yollin voylets" (selling violets) in the gutter.
(c) A woman fetching a man's slippers like a slave.
(d) A woman shouting for independence.

6. What does Mrs. Higgins think when her son shows up for a social visit at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) She is delighted to see him and she always begs him to socialize more.
(b) She is delighted and she brags to all her friends about him.
(c) She wants to introduce him to some young ladies eligible for marriage.
(d) She wants him to leave because he offends all her friends.

7. In the last part of Act 3, Higgins and Pickering take Liza for her final test. Where does this "test" take place?
(a) At a Beethoven concert.
(b) At the prestigious Ascot horse races.
(c) At a grand ball in Buckingham Palace.
(d) At a party at the Embassy.

8. What does Higgins eat while he talks of Liza's future?
(a) Grapes.
(b) An apple.
(c) A pear.
(d) Chocolates.

9. Where is Liza at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) With Freddy.
(b) Back in Covent Garden, wandering in the vegetable market.
(c) With her father.
(d) With Mrs. Higgins.

10. How is Mrs. Higgins portrayed?
(a) Silly and snobbish.
(b) Adoring of her son, her only child.
(c) Elegant and sensible.
(d) Very controlling of her son.

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

12. Why is Pickering afraid at the party?
(a) The ambassador's wife asks too many questions.
(b) Liza is playing the part too well.
(c) Liza makes a mistake when she says a shocking word.
(d) Neppomuck is on the verge of discovering the truth about Liza.

13. What does Higgins say Liza might do next?
(a) Go back to her father.
(b) Become a teacher of phonetics.
(c) Open a jewelry shop.
(d) Get married.

14. What does Higgins think of Neppomuck?
(a) He is very clever, perhaps too clever.
(b) He is a perfect companion for Liza.
(c) He is a fool.
(d) He is boring.

15. Where do Freddy and Liza go at the end of Act 4?
(a) To Covent Garden, where they see Liza's father.
(b) To the chapel to get married.
(c) They ride around the city all night.
(d) To see Mrs. Higgins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two subjects has Higgins told Liza she must stick to in polite conversation?

2. While talking with the Eynsford Hills at the social visit in Act 3, what does Higgins say all people really are?

3. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 3?

4. What upsets Higgins now that Liza is gone?

5. Why is Doolittle dressed up at the end of the play?

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