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Pygmalion Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. How old is the Flower Girl?
(a) She is "sweet sixteen."
(b) She is about eighteen or twenty.
(c) She is only fourteen or fifteen.
(d) She has just turned twenty-one.

2. What does Higgins ask Mrs. Pearce to do with Liza's clothing?
(a) Throw it away.
(b) Wash it in boiling water to kill the mites.
(c) Sew it so that it doesn't look so raggedy.
(d) Burn it at once.

3. How is Henry Higgins described?
(a) He is thin and feeble, but has a strong scientific mind.
(b) He is about forty years old, strong and energetic.
(c) He is young and handsome, but sloppy in his dress.
(d) He is elderly and distinguished, with the appearance of a scholar.

4. Who is Tito Pagliardini?
(a) A phonetics expert.
(b) An opera singer.
(c) A playwright.
(d) An expert in Italian dialects.

5. Why does Liza become upset with Higgins?
(a) He won't give her any money.
(b) She thinks he's spying on her for the police.
(c) He makes fun of her accent in front of everyone.
(d) He knocks over her basket of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Doolittle demand from Higgins in exchange for his daughter?

2. What is NOT one of Henry Higgins's faults?

3. What bet does Higgins make with Pickering?

4. Why does Shaw's attempt to help Sweet fail?

5. What should happen with the English alphabet, according to Shaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Higgins do for the Flower Girl? What prompts him to do so? What does this act suggest about Higgins?

2. Describe Higgins.

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. How does Higgins feel about women?

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

6. What are three methods of phonetic shorthand that Shaw mentions in Pygmalion, and what are they used for?

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

8. What bet does Pickering make with Higgins? Why does Higgins accept?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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