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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Miss Barrett walked on her own feet as far as the gate to _______ with her sister.
(a) Marylebone Church.
(b) Devonshire Place.
(c) Three Mile Cross.
(d) Regent's Park.

7. The author states that, ironically, there is no __________ to stop humans with undesirable traits from breeding.
(a) "People Club."
(b) "Aristocrat Club."
(c) "Man Club."
(d) "Serf Club."

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

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

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

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

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

13. Flush became a father before he was how old in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 months.

14. What did Miss Barrett mistakenly think of Flush as when he looked in the mirror in Chapter 2?
(a) A child.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A prince.
(d) A philosopher.

15. As time went by, Flush was said to have come to prefer the silence of _________to the robustness of a dog.
(a) Snakes.
(b) The horse.
(c) The cat.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett's aunt who helped to care for the children after Elizabeth's mother died?

2. Flush described hearing the bells strike at what nearby church in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?

3. Flush was a descendant of what red Cocker Spaniel of note?

4. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?

5. What color gloves did Mr. Browning always wear?

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