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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb means to argue or reason with, especially in order to dissuade from an action or intention?
(a) Energize.
(b) Educate.
(c) Exacerbate.
(d) Expostulate.

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

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

4. It was January in what year that Miss Barrett received a letter unlike others?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1856.

5. At what time did Mr. Browning always arrive to visit with Miss Barrett?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 5:00.
(c) 3:40.
(d) 2:30.

6. When Mr. Browning first came to visit, the author writes, "What was horrible to Flush, as they talked, was his______________."
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Bitterness.

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

8. In Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross," the author writes that one story claims that early on, the land that would become Spain was populated with what?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Mice.
(d) Deer.

9. After punishing Flush, what did Miss Barrett do that Fluff considered "of calculated and deliberate malice"?
(a) Beat Flush.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Put Mr. Browning's flowers in a vase.
(d) Sent Flush to Miss Wilson.

10. In what century was the Spaniel exported from Spain to Wales?
(a) 7th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 13th.

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

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

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

14. Miss Barrett wrote that Flush loved her more than ___________.
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Other dogs.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Steak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did Flush ask, "Were these not the signals of freedom?"

2. What did Miss Barrett tell Flush after Mr. Browning left on the day that Flush first bit him?

3. Who was lying on the sofa by Elizabeth Barrett when Flush was finally summoned from the kitchen after biting Mr. Browning?

4. What was the date when Mr. Browning first visited Miss Barrett?

5. What was the date when Flush first decided to oust Mr. Browning by biting him on the leg?

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