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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As a puppy, Flush lived on a farm owned by whom?
(a) Mr. Barrett.
(b) Mr. Browning.
(c) Dr. Pusey.
(d) Dr. Mitford.

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

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

6. 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) Obtuse.
(b) Repulsive.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Arrogant.

7. When did Elizabeth Barrett die?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1878.

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

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

10. Flush discovered that the dogs of London were strictly divided into ____________.
(a) Smart and dumb.
(b) Different sizes.
(c) Different sexes.
(d) Different classes.

11. The carriage that took Miss Barrett and Flush into town drove along what street in Chapter 2: "The Back Bedroom"?
(a) Manning Street.
(b) Tottenham Court Road.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Wimpole Street.

12. 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 silver bowl.
(d) A bronze goblet.

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

14. Who was lying on the sofa by Elizabeth Barrett when Flush was finally summoned from the kitchen after biting Mr. Browning?
(a) Miss Wilson.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Arabel.
(d) Miss Mitford.

15. According to the author, the Basque word "espana" signified what?
(a) Boundary.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Goose.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Flush was bitten by the Cuban Bloodhound, Miss Barrett remarked that Flush was no __________.

3. What word means disgrace or public shame; dishonor ?

4. Whom did Flush refer to as Miss Barrett's sister's little King Charles?

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

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