Honors Pygmalion Practice

1. Which of the following people is identified as Colonel Pickering?

• A.The Bystander

• B. The Note Taker

• C. The Gentleman

• D. The Flower Girl

2. In Act I, we learn that the Henry Higgins is a master of _________________.

• A.The social classes

• B. Phonetics

• C. Proximity

• D. The Victorian Era

3. Higgins is writing down what Liza says so…

• A. he can study her speech

• B. he can catch her lying

• C. he can impress her

• D. he can arrest her

4. What is Higgins' profession?

• A.professor

• B.officer

• C.handyman

• D.gentleman

Higgins amazes bystanders by

• A. guessing where they're from

• B.kissing Liza

• C.standing on his head

• D.hailing a cab

What is the Note Taker's real name?

• A.Henry Higgins

• B.Colonel Pickering

• C.Freddy

• D.Bob Huggins

Which inference fits best with what we learned about the Flower Girl in Act 1?

• A. She is a woman who sells flowers for a living and sometimes she likes to walk around in the rain.

• B. She is a rich woman who is only selling flowers because she is bored and needed and an excuse to get out of the house.

• C. She is neither rich nor poor and she enjoys walking the streets and handing out flowers for a fee.

• D. She is clearly poor, because she is dirty, has shabby clothes, and hasn't had her teeth taken care of.

Members of different social classes speak different _______________.

• A.Rhymes

• B.Rules

• C.Dialects

• D.Synonyms

What is the setting of act two?

• A.Higgins's house/laboratory

• B.Covent Garden

• C.Eliza's home

• D.Mrs. Higgins's home

In Act 2, what does Eliza want when she appears at Henry Higgins' home and laboratory?

• A.An abundance of wealth

• B. To become a duchess

• C.Lessons from Higgins to work in a flower shop

• D. To become Pickering's wife