View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Miss Barrett tell the cab driver to take her and Miss Wilson?
(a) Oxford Street, Shoreditch.
(b) Oxford Street, London.
(c) Manning Street, Shoreditch.
(d) Vere Street, London.

2. The faces of the men that Elizabeth Barrett saw in the ghetto were inspiration for what later work?
(a) Aurora Leigh.
(b) Casa Guidi Windows
(c) Poems Before Congress.
(d) The Seraphim, and Other Poems.

3. What brother of Elizabeth's went to see the dog thief the afternoon after Flush was stolen?
(a) Edward.
(b) George.
(c) Henry.
(d) Thomas.

4. When did Frederick Tennyson die?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1856.

5. To Flush all scenery was what, according to the author in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Insipid.
(b) Thought provoking.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Mezmerizing.

6. On what day did Flush return to Elizabeth after being kidnapped and held for ransom?
(a) July 25.
(b) May18.
(c) November 22.
(d) September 5.

7. Where did Elizabeth Barrett Browning move after Florence?
(a) Pisa.
(b) London.
(c) Siena.
(d) Vallombrosa.

8. When did Elizabeth Barrett Browning die?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1861.

9. When the Brownings took Flush where, "all the splendours of its woods had merely bored him" in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Florence.
(b) Vallombrosa.
(c) Pisa.
(d) Blessington.

10. The author writes in Chapter 5: "Italy," that "there was a flowering branch of _____ on the dinner-table instead of one denuded, sour, yellow fruit."
(a) Pears.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Oranges.

11. After Flush was stolen, he was thrown into ____________ with other stolen dogs.
(a) A barn.
(b) A cellar.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A garage.

12. What did the giant cockatoo repeatedly say in the place where Flush was taken after being stolen?
(a) "Here, kitty."
(b) "Wanna cracker?"
(c) "I love you."
(d) "Pretty Poll."

13. What did the spirits of the crystal balls begin inhabiting in Chapter 6?
(a) Music boxes.
(b) Horse stables.
(c) Church entrances.
(d) Table legs.

14. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush after leaving London in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Vallombrosa.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Florence.
(d) Siena.

15. What was a controversial 19th century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London?
(a) The Scandal.
(b) True Irony.
(c) The Satirist.
(d) The Scrutiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Virginia Woolf's father?

2. By what year was Lord Stanhope in possession of a crystal ball?

3. Who had imported American rapping spirits to Knebworth?

4. Mr. Browning wrote that if Miss Barrett gave way to Taylor, she was giving way to _________.

5. Lily Wilson fell passionately in love with whom in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 386 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample