He is speaking to her as if he knows more thank she does when in fact she is more knowledgeable about wealth than him.
You did not include options in your question, but based on the meaning of the word cryptic, your answer will be 'A HIDDEN MEANING'.
When you say that something is cryptic, it means that, that thing has a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
From the way the word was used in the given sentence, it means that the message the teacher was passing across about the test is hidden, it was not understood by any of the students.
Pickering is the person that treats a flower girl like a duchess.
Whereas Higgins treats a duchess like a flower girl.
I believe the descriptive detail would be <span>"backlit by the noon sun"
In literature, descriptive details is anything that would create better sensory experiences among the readers.
The descriptive details involves any specific information in a certain situation in order to make the readers feel like they experiencing it directly.
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