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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Back Bedroom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Elizabeth Barrett begin to battle a lifelong illness?
(a) 33.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

2. Of what did Flush ask, "Were these not the signals of freedom?"
(a) Birds and frogs.
(b) Air and water.
(c) Rainbows and sunsets.
(d) Trees and grass.

3. According to the author, the Basque word "espana" signified what?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Boundary.
(c) Dog.
(d) Goose.

4. What refers to a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Burlap.
(c) Flannel.
(d) Bombazine.

5. Flush felt that he and Miss Barrett lived alone together in a cushioned and fire-lit __________.
(a) Dungeon.
(b) Nest.
(c) Castle.
(d) Cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was it when Flush was taken to live with Elizabeth Barrett?

2. The carriage that took Miss Barrett and Flush into town drove along what street in Chapter 2: "The Back Bedroom"?

3. What was the name of the Cuban Bloodhound who lived in the Barrett home?

4. What is one of the features considered undesirable in Spaniels, according to the author?

5. What confused Flush about Miss Barrett's room?

(see the answer key)

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