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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Clara annoyed with her mother?
(a) She gives the Flower Girl too much money.
(b) She won't buy any flowers for Clara.
(c) She doesn't give the Flower Girl any money.
(d) She acts superior to the Flower Girl.

2. Which is true of Pygmalion at the time Shaw wrote his Preface?
(a) It is extremely successful in Europe, and he hopes to make it so in America.
(b) It is extremely successful in America, but not in Europe.
(c) It is extremely successful on stage and screen all over North America and Europe.
(d) It is extremely successful on stage, and he hopes to make a movie of it.

3. Where does Liza tell Freddy she is going at the end of Act 1?
(a) Home.
(b) Buckingham Palace.
(c) To jump in the river.
(d) To see Higgins.

4. What does an upside-down e represent?
(a) It is similar to a question mark.
(b) A vowel of indefinite sound.
(c) An uncommon vowel in English.
(d) It is a symbol of the uselessnesss of alphabets.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe the Flower Girl's appearance?
(a) Her hair needs to be brushed.
(b) She has bad teeth.
(c) She is wearing a black sailor hat.
(d) She is very clean and neat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Alexander Melville Bell?

3. Based on what you read in the Preface, with which of the following statements do you think Shaw would agree?

4. What is the Flower Girl selling?

5. What happens to the Flower Girl's basket?

(see the answer key)

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