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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Italy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Miss Mitford's full name?
(a) Stephanie Angela Mitford.
(b) Diana Marie Mitford.
(c) Mary Russell Mitford.
(d) Tiffany Valerie Mitford.

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

3. What disease was rampant in London?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Leprocy.
(d) Smallpox.

4. How many brothers did Miss Barrett have?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Elizabeth Barrett begin to battle a lifelong illness?

2. Flush was a descendant of what red Cocker Spaniel of note?

3. What did Miss Barrett begin calling herself in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

4. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush after leaving London in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

5. Who is described as a lady with "a very light complexion -- pale, lucid, eyes; thin colorless lips . . . a nose and chin projective without breadth"?

(see the answer key)

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