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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elizabeth Barrett's father's name?
(a) James Barrett Jackson.
(b) Henry Barrett.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) Edward Barrett.

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

3. At one point Miss Barrett imagined herself a nymph and Flush was _____________.
(a) Pan.
(b) Romeo.
(c) A centaur.
(d) Dionysus.

4. Flush was in a shop on _________________ when he was stolen in Chapter Three.
(a) Tottenham Court Road.
(b) Vere Street.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Wimpole Street.

5. Whom did Miss Barrett ask "He is worth loving, is he not?"
(a) Mr. Kenyon.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Mr. Landor.
(d) Mr. Horne.

6. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush for a walk in Chapter 2?
(a) Regent's Park.
(b) Marylebone Church.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Petrarch's fountain.

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

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

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

10. In Chapter Three, the author writes that Mr. Browning's _________ was "perhaps the sharpest thorn that pressed into Flush's side"?
(a) Ignominy.
(b) Byronic.
(c) Magnanimity.
(d) Magnanimity.

11. What color gloves did Mr. Browning always wear?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

12. Elizabeth Barrett had one sister who died when Elizabeth was how old?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

13. In Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man," Flush considered his situation and thought, "Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also ______________."
(a) Blindness.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Love.

14. From what did Flush drink his water, noting that it was deserving of his high rank?
(a) A golden dish.
(b) A purple jar.
(c) A bronze goblet.
(d) A silver bowl.

15. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the foremost poets of what era?
(a) Post-modernist.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Jacobean.
(d) Elizabethan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the Basque word "espana" signified what?

2. What is an alcoholic herbal preparation containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight?

3. The date of Flush's birth was estimated to be early in what year?

4. Flush's first owners had fallen on somewhat hard times and could only afford how many servants?

5. At what time did Mr. Browning leap up to depart on his first visit with Miss Barrett in Chapter Three?

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