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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) The Embassy.
(b) Mrs. Higgins's drawing room.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Mrs. Eynsford Hill's parlor.

2. What compliment does Higgins pay Liza during their discussion after the party?
(a) She's really rather clever--for a woman.
(b) She's not bad-looking.
(c) She is a real lady now.
(d) She's a great cook.

3. Who is delighted with Liza's "small talk" during the social visit with the Eynsford Hills in Act 3?
(a) Mrs. Higgins.
(b) Freddy and Clara.
(c) Mrs. Eynsford Hill.
(d) Higgins and Pickering.

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

5. What does Liza say when she sees her father looking so different in Act 5?
(a) A-a-a-a-ah-ow-ooh!
(b) No!
(c) E-e-e-e-yow-a!
(d) Garn!

6. What does Higgins say he will do if Liza doesn't come back?
(a) He will forget her.
(b) He will miss her.
(c) He will kill himself.
(d) He doesn't care one way or the other.

7. 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 wants him to leave because he offends all her friends.
(c) She is delighted and she brags to all her friends about him.
(d) She wants to introduce him to some young ladies eligible for marriage.

8. Which best describes Liza's mood when the group first returns home from the party?
(a) Quietly triumphant.
(b) Tired and brooding.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Furious.

9. How does Higgins promise to treat Liza if she comes back to him?
(a) With respect and care.
(b) The same as always.
(c) Like a duchess.
(d) With all his love.

10. Which of the following does Higgins call Liza in Act 4 when she bursts out in a rage at him?
(a) Presumptuous insect.
(b) Ungrateful vermin.
(c) Screaming banshee.
(d) She-devil.

11. What does Liza think about the party?
(a) She is delighted that she is causing such a sensation.
(b) She is dazzled by all the glamour and glitz and never wants it to end.
(c) She agrees with Higgins that high society parties are dreadfully boring.
(d) She thinks she can never fit in with all these people.

12. What new skill does Liza have?
(a) She cooks delicious meals for Higgins.
(b) She speaks perfect French.
(c) She has learned the fine art of conversation.
(d) She plays the piano beautifully.

13. What two subjects has Higgins told Liza she must stick to in polite conversation?
(a) The weather and people's health.
(b) The weather and politics.
(c) Hobbies and sports.
(d) Family and friends.

14. About how much do Liza's clothes cost?
(a) 1200 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 1000 pounds
(d) 500 pounds.

15. To whom does Liza plan to go for advice the day after she leaves Higgins?
(a) Pickering.
(b) Mrs. Higgins.
(c) Mrs. Pearce.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do Higgins and Pickering go see when they discover Liza is missing?

2. What does Liza realize at the end of Act 5?

3. Why is Freddy waiting outside Higgins's house when Liza leaves Higgins?

4. What does Higgins say to Liza after she faces up to him and hurts his feelings in Act 4?

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

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