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for a thousand guineas. Oh, when I think of myself crawling under
your feet and being trampled on and called names, when all the
time I had only to lift up my finger to be as good as you, I could just
kick myself.
265.
In lines 1–15, Higgins contrasts the life of the gutter with his sort of
life, which is best described as
a. the life of an ambassador.
b. the life of the rich and famous.
c. the life of a tyrant.
d. the life of a scholar.
e. the life of the working class.
266.
Wimpole Street (line 23) is most likely
a. a fashionable area.
b. where Professor Nepean resides.
c. where Higgins teaches.
d. where Freddy lives.
e. where Liza grew up.
267.
Liza wants Higgins to
a. appreciate her work.
b. help her find a suitable husband.
c. marry her.
d. teach her everything he knows.
e. treat her with more respect.
268.
The word common in line 21 means
a. usual.
b. unrefined.
c. popular.
d. average.
e. shared by two or more.
269.
In lines 43–46, Higgins proves that
a. he is a bully.
b. Liza can’t teach with Professor Nepean.
c. Professor Nepean is a fake.
d. he and Liza depend upon each other.
e. he knows better than Liza.
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270.
Higgins’ use of the word masterpiece in line 30 implies that