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

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

3. What happened to Liza's parents?
(a) They are too poor to take care of her, so she lives on her own.
(b) She has no parents; they are dead.
(c) Her father is gone and her stepfather beats her.
(d) She has no mother, and her father and stepmother kicked her out.

4. What does Liza want to do after her bath?
(a) Start her lessons immediately.
(b) Go out and show off her new clothes.
(c) Change back into her old clothes since she feels uncomfortable this way.
(d) Have a serious talk with her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Mrs. Pearce?

2. What does an upside-down e represent?

3. What does the Flower Girl call the Gentleman?

4. Why can't Liza read what Higgins writes?

5. How old is the Flower Girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry Sweet.

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

3. How are Clara and her mother different?

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

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

6. What does Higgins's housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, think about the plan? Who seems to have a more sensible view of the situation, Higgins or Mrs. Pearce?

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

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

9. What would, in Shaw's opinion, be a prodigious advancement in the English language? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

10. Describe the Flower Girl.

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