Pygmalion Test | Final Test - Hard

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Pygmalion Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Liza at the beginning of Act 5?

2. Who says, "I havnt any small talk. If people would only be frank and say what they really think!"

3. What does Liza say she doesn't want to be accused of?

4. What is the difference between a lady and a flower girl?

5. Which of the following does Higgins call Liza in Act 4 when she bursts out in a rage at him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liza succeed in hurting Higgins in Act 4?

2. How does Liza finally come into her own as a woman at the end of Act 5?

3. Why is Liza so upset in Act 4? What does she want to know?

4. How does Higgins behave during the social visit? Explain. What does this "gentleman's" ungentlemanly behavior suggest about class differences?

5. What happens to Doolittle in Act 5? Explain how Higgins is responsible.

6. How does Freddy feel about Liza and what does he want from her? How is he different from Higgins?

7. What does Liza ultimately think of the party and of her success at the end of Act 3?

8. What does Higgins think Liza should do with her future? Does he really give it any thought?

9. What type of job does Liza propose to do in the final act? Why might she be better at this job than Higgins?

10. What does Liza say about marriage in Act 4? What does her statement reveal about her morals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Freddy and Higgins.

Part 1) How are Freddy and Higgins similar and different? Consider all of the following:

--their social class and wealth

--their personalities

--their skills and abilities

--their attitudes toward Liza

Part 2) Why is Higgins not a suitable husband for Liza, while Freddy is? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about feminism in Pygmalion. In the Epilogue to his play, Shaw quotes Nietzsche in saying, "When you go to women, take your whip with you." Does Shaw agree or disagree with this statement? Is he a sexist or a feminist, in your opinion? Explain, using evidence from the play. Consider in your essay his characterization of Liza, Clara, Mrs. Higgins, and Mrs. Pearce.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the negative consequences of having money and social status in Pygmalion. Liza's father, Alfred Doolittle, is poor but does not wish to have money. Why? When he comes into money, why does he blame Higgins for delivering him into the hands of middle-class morality? Does he make a good point? What are some of the drawbacks to having money? What are the restrictions of being in a particular social class?

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