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

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

3. How much money does Doolittle demand from Higgins in exchange for his daughter?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) One hundred pounds.
(d) Ten pounds.

4. What does Higgins say he can do for the Flower Girl (Liza)?
(a) He can make her rich.
(b) He can teach her to speak properly.
(c) He can give her a proper education.
(d) He can make her a Duchess.

5. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?
(a) He uses a phonetic alphabet.
(b) It is written in a cryptic code.
(c) She is uneducated and has never learned how to read.
(d) It is written in French, a language she doesn't know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Sweet's shorthand become popular?

2. Which of the following best describes Higgins's profession?

3. What does an upside-down e represent?

4. What makes Liza happy at the end of the evening?

5. Which best describes the first scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Higgins.

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

3. Who is the note-taker, and what is he actually doing?

4. What should all great art be, according to Shaw? Do you agree? What does Shaw hope his play will teach?

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

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

7. Why does Liza's father come to see Higgins?

8. Why does the Flower Girl become upset at the note-taker? What is she most likely afraid of?

9. Describe Henry Sweet.

10. What does Freddy do at the beginning of Act 1 that shows poor manners?

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