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9) In Passage 1, what does the phrase "white marble folk that live without faults and never grow old" suggest? (paragraph 1)

• Pygmalion hopes to become immortal through his sculptures.

• Pygmalion intends to create statues that exactly resemble humans.

• Pygmalion prefers the flawlessness of statues to human imperfections.

• Pygmalion worries about leading a blameless life without making mistakes.

10) Based on the context in paragraph 5, what is the meaning of "vouchsafed"?

• given

• forbidden

• devoted

• taught

11) Which detail from Pygmalion shows that Pickering is kinder than Higgins?

• Pickering cares how Liza traveled, but Higgins is not interested.

• Higgins loathes Liza's accent, but Pickering respects her intelligence.

• Higgins wants to throw Liza out, but Pickering asks her what she wants.

• Mrs. Pearce gives Pickering advice on how to deal with Higgins and Liza

12) Which central idea do both passages illustrate and develop?

• Works of art have a beauty that living things do not.

• Some people want to shape and influence others.

• Artists are not well suited to finding true love.

• Knowing how to love requires understanding.

13) In Passage 2, Higgins is a transformation of the Pygmalion character from Passage 1.

How is Higgins different from Pygmalion

• Higgins is motivated by social status rather than love and beauty.

• Higgins approaches his project with kindness rather than selfishness.

• Higgins things success is defined by happiness rather than perfection.

• Higgins believes the artistic process is more important than the product.

14) What do the authors of the passages tell us about how Pygmalion and Higgins achieve satisfaction?

• Both characters find that the thing they dreamed of has come to life.

• Pygmalion finds someone to love while Higgins finds an opportunity to teach.

• Both characters achieve happiness for themselves by giving happiness to others.

• Higgins proves that he is correct while Pygmalion proves that he is a great artist.