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According to the passage, all of the following are characteristic of a "lady" EXCEPT ___________.

A
articulate speech
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B
employment in a florist's shop
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private transportation
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fine clothing
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E
the leisure not to work
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Solution

The correct option is E the leisure not to work
"to speak beautifully like a lady in a florist's shop" and "go to Buckingham Palace in a carriage, beautifully dressed"- Higgins says all this in the given passage before saying "If the king finds out you are not a lady..." which implies that all of the preceding phrases are the qualities of a lady. Higgins also says, " If you're naughty and idle, you will sleep in the back kitchen among the black beetles, and be walloped by Mr. Pearce with a broomstick." This last sentence implies that being idle might not be a lady-like quality. Therefore, 'the leisure not to work' is not a characteristic of a lady. Option E is our answer.

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