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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word means disgrace or public shame; dishonor ?
(a) Magnanimity.
(b) Irony.
(c) Byronic.
(d) Ignominy.

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

3. After Flush was bitten by the Cuban Bloodhound, Miss Barrett remarked that Flush was no __________.
(a) Acrobat.
(b) Menace.
(c) Fighter.
(d) Hero.

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

5. What is one of the features considered undesirable in Spaniels, according to the author?
(a) Uncurled ears.
(b) Dark eyes.
(c) A top-knot.
(d) A dark nose.

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

7. When was Elizabeth Barrett born?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1787.

8. Miss Browning wrote that Flush was of what school?
(a) Byronic.
(b) Magnanimity.
(c) Ignominy.
(d) Irony.

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

10. At what age did Elizabeth Barrett begin to battle a lifelong illness?
(a) 24.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 33.

11. What did Miss Barrett tell Flush after Mr. Browning left on the day that Flush first bit him?
(a) She would never love him again.
(b) She loved him.
(c) She would send him back.
(d) She was marrying Mr. Browning.

12. At what time did Mr. Browning leap up to depart on his first visit with Miss Barrett in Chapter Three?
(a) 1:45.
(b) 6:15.
(c) 4:30.
(d) 2:20.

13. Flush felt that he and Miss Barrett lived alone together in a cushioned and fire-lit __________.
(a) Nest.
(b) Dungeon.
(c) Castle.
(d) Cave.

14. Flush was a descendant of what red Cocker Spaniel of note?
(a) Tray.
(b) Linus.
(c) Bear.
(d) Denali.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the foremost poets of what era?

3. What was Elizabeth Barrett's mother's name?

4. On what date was Flush stolen?

5. What verb means to argue or reason with, especially in order to dissuade from an action or intention?

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