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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes Liza's home?
(a) A dirty shack she shares with her whole family.
(b) She is homeless and sleeps in an alley.
(c) A small, shabby room in an alley.
(d) She sleeps in a suburban kitchen with a fireplace.

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

3. What happens to the Flower Girl's basket?
(a) The police seize it, saying she has no license to sell flowers.
(b) Someone steals it.
(c) It is knocked to the ground by Freddy.
(d) It is knocked to the ground by Higgins.

4. Where is Act 1 of the play set?
(a) In front of a church.
(b) In a park.
(c) At a train station.
(d) At a theater.

5. What does Higgins tempt Liza with just as she is about to leave?
(a) A chocolate.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A purse full of coins.
(d) New clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Shaw, what can people do to get rid of their low-class accents?

2. At the end of Act 2, Higgins is shown teaching Liza a lesson. What specifically does Higgins teach Liza?

3. What is Freddy looking for at the beginning of Act 1?

4. Who is Robert Bridges and what does he have in common with Higgins?

5. What does Higgins notice about Liza's father, Doolittle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes some English people despise others? What can we infer would solve this problem?

2. Why does the English language need to be reformed, according to Shaw?

3. What does the Flower Girl do at the end of Act 1 that shows she has a sense of pride and dignity about her?

4. What does Liza likely mean when she says "I'm a good girl, I am"? Why does she say this?

5. Describe Higgins's laboratory. What does it reveal about his character?

6. Describe Higgins.

7. Who are some of the most important people in England, according to Shaw? Why do you think this is so, again, according to Shaw?

8. What does Higgins think of the Flower Girl's accent? What humorous hyperbole does he use in speaking to her?

9. Why, according to Shaw, is it important that people be trained scientifically to lose their accents, rather than simply learning by imitation?

10. Describe the Flower Girl.

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