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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. Who is described as a lady with "a very light complexion -- pale, lucid, eyes; thin colorless lips . . . a nose and chin projective without breadth"?
(a) Mrs. Jameson.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Mary Graham Clarke.
(d) Miss Wilson.

2. The voice that called Flush's name after Miss Mitford left was from a woman lying ___________.
(a) On the bed.
(b) In a hammock.
(c) On the couch.
(d) On the floor.

3. In what year did Elizabeth Barrett's mother die?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1876.

4. Desirable features that Spaniels were expected to have included which of the following?
(a) Smooth head.
(b) A top-knot.
(c) Pale eyes.
(d) Curled ears.

5. Flush was amazed by the smells of London, which were violently contrasted and compounded more than any he had smelled in the fields near ______________.
(a) Durham.
(b) Marylebone.
(c) Reading.
(d) Shoreditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth Barrett's address when Flush was taken to her in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

2. When did Elizabeth Barrett die?

3. As a puppy, Flush lived on a farm owned by whom?

4. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?

5. By what nickname was Elizabeth Barrett known to her family?

(see the answer key)

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