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> 昨日私は十二時過ぎまで
>
>   1. 起きた
>   2. 起きていた
>

I chose 1 in the above statement but it was wrong, 2 - 起きていた is the correct
answer Why is b correct?

My Interpretation:  
Yesterday I woke up just past 12 o clock.

Why is the ていた even considered in this kind of statement? I just woke up!
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昨日私は十二時過ぎまで 起きた or 起きていた
昨日私は十二時過ぎ **に** 起きた would have meant "I woke up after 12 o'clock". に marks a
time point when something happens.

However, the first half of the actual sentence is 十二時過ぎ **まで** , or "
**until** after 12 o'clock". まで in a non-negative sentence refers to the
continuation of some action or state.

  * 5時まで働く  
to work until 5

  * この店は9時まで開いている。  
This shop is open until 9.

In your case, it's the "up/awake status" that has continued until after 12,
and the continuation of the result of an instant action is expressed using the
-teiru form.

> 昨日私は十二時過ぎまで起きていた。  
>  I was awake until after 12.  
>  (i.e., I woke up (probably in the morning) and that state continued until
> after 12)
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