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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. What is one of the features considered undesirable in Spaniels, according to the author?
(a) Dark eyes.
(b) A dark nose.
(c) A top-knot.
(d) Uncurled ears.

2. Who would walk her dogs, along with Flush, in the fields when he was a puppy?
(a) Miss Mitford.
(b) Edward Barrett.
(c) Miss Wilson.
(d) Henrietta.

3. As centuries passed, the Spaniel evolved into how many different branches?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. What confused Flush about Miss Barrett's room?
(a) The window.
(b) The furniture.
(c) The rug.
(d) The cat.

5. What were the names of Miss Barrett's two sisters?
(a) Arabel and Sarah.
(b) Mary and Henrietta.
(c) Sarah and Mary.
(d) Arabel and Henrietta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett's aunt who helped to care for the children after Elizabeth's mother died?

2. The author states that, ironically, there is no __________ to stop humans with undesirable traits from breeding.

3. At one point Miss Barrett imagined herself a nymph and Flush was _____________.

4. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?

5. Some insisted that the breed of dog be called Spaniel because it was ____________.

(see the answer key)

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