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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's last work, which was published posthumously?
(a) Last Poems.
(b) Aurora Leigh.
(c) Two Poems: "A Plea for the Ragged Schools of London" and "The Twins".
(d) A Musical Instrument.

2. Frederick Tennyson was the eldest son of whom?
(a) Jacob Michael Tennyson.
(b) Abraham David Tennyson.
(c) Joseph Raymond Tennyson.
(d) George Clayton Tennyson.

3. What kind woman would pause and take a sugared biscuit from her reticule when passing Flush?
(a) Miss Wilson.
(b) Miss Mitford.
(c) Miss Isa Blagden.
(d) Henrietta.

4. What did Miss Barrett begin calling herself in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Mrs. Righi.
(b) Mrs. Browning.
(c) Mrs. Elizabeth.
(d) Mrs. Jameson.

5. When was Virginia Woolf born?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1864.

6. When Mr. Browning sheared Flush, what did the dog look like?
(a) A lion.
(b) A fox.
(c) A duck.
(d) A rat.

7. Where did Flush go after leaving the house when Mrs. Browning was lost in writing and the supernatural?
(a) The church.
(b) The market.
(c) The woods.
(d) The cemetery.

8. What was the name of the house where the Brownings lived in Florence?
(a) Villa Romeo.
(b) Casa Guidi.
(c) Three Mile Cross.
(d) Casa Grande.

9. After Flush was stolen, he was thrown into ____________ with other stolen dogs.
(a) A cellar.
(b) A garage.
(c) A barn.
(d) An outhouse.

10. What had Elizabeth Barrett forgotten to take with her the day that Flush was stolen?
(a) His chain.
(b) His medicine.
(c) His food.
(d) His collar.

11. When did Elizabeth Barrett Browning die?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1884.

12. In the summer, what was Flush beset by that made him edgy and despondent?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Ticks.

13. The author describes Mrs. Taylor as being ""fat enough to have had an easy _____________."
(a) Conscience.
(b) Job.
(c) Diet.
(d) Life.

14. Who did Elizabeth Barrett Browning discover had died when she returned to Rome in 1860?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Arabel.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mary

15. When did Barnard Gregory die?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1852.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush after leaving London in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

2. What was Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning known as?

3. According to Elizabeth's reasoning, about what price would the dog thief ask for a Cocker Spaniel?

4. What did Mr. Browning accuse Barnard Gregory of stealing in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?

5. What was the name of Virginia Woolf's mother?

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