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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city did Elizabeth Barrett live in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?
(a) Durham.
(b) Reading.
(c) Shoreditch.
(d) London.

3. Miss Barrett's life was the life of ____________, according to the author in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man."
(a) "A fish in a tank."
(b) "A bird in its cage."
(c) "A monkey in a tree."
(d) "A tiger on the savannah."

4. What was the date when Mr. Browning first visited Miss Barrett?
(a) July 18.
(b) September 24.
(c) December 5.
(d) May 21.

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

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

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

8. What is an alcoholic herbal preparation containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight?
(a) Absinthe.
(b) Laudanum.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Brennivin.

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

10. What word, meaning not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect, did Flash consider Mr. Barrett to be in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Repulsive.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Obtuse.

11. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?
(a) County Suffolk, England.
(b) County Devonshire, England.
(c) County Oxford, England.
(d) County Durham, England.

12. Miss Barrett asked Flush if he believed _________ was alive in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man."
(a) A harp.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A piano.
(d) A tuba.

13. Who is described as a "stout, well-groomed elderly gentleman, radiating benevolence" in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Taylor.
(b) Mr. Kenyon.
(c) Mr. Barrett.
(d) Mr. Boyd.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Flush was in a shop on _________________ when he was stolen in Chapter Three.

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

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

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

5. Miss Barrett was full of apologies when Flush flew at whom and bit him for stumbling over the bell-pull?

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