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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom had Elizabeth Barrett gone shopping when Flush was stolen?
(a) Mrs. Jameson.
(b) Miss Wilson.
(c) Arabel.
(d) Mary Graham Clarke.

2. In the spring of 1847 the Brownings and Flush moved where?
(a) Florence.
(b) Vallombrosa.
(c) Pisa.
(d) Siena.

3. What was the name of the dog thief who stole Flush and held him for ransom?
(a) Mr. Horne.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Lord Stanley.
(d) Mr. Boyd.

4. When was Mrs. Dalloway published?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1949.

5. The Brownings and Flush took a carriage ride that "went on and on and on, painfully climbing the heights of" what, in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) The Bernese Alps.
(b) The Apennines.
(c) The Dolomites.
(d) The Osogovo Mountains.

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

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

8. Each time the door opened while Flush was held in captivity by thieves, he looked up hoping to see Miss Barrett; but, it was always some horrid humans bringing in _________________.
(a) Water dishes.
(b) More stolen dogs.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Awful food.

9. The author writes in Chapter Six: "The End," that the shade of Florence was hotter than the sun of ___________.
(a) Tottenham Court Road.
(b) Oxford Street.
(c) Vere Street.
(d) Wimpole Street.

10. What did Mr. Browning accuse Barnard Gregory of stealing in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?
(a) Governmental positions.
(b) Gold.
(c) Characters.
(d) Money.

11. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush after leaving London in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Vallombrosa.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Siena.
(d) Florence.

12. When was Poems Before Congress written?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1865.

13. The author writes in Chapter 5: "Italy," that "there was a flowering branch of _____ on the dinner-table instead of one denuded, sour, yellow fruit."
(a) Cherries.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Pears.
(d) Oranges.

14. What disease was rampant in London?
(a) Leprocy.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Bubonic plague.

15. How many bowls of water did Flush lap down upon returning to Elizabeth's room after his kidnapping?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Between the Acts published?

2. Upon Flush's first inspection of the dogs in Italy, he wondered if what had no jurisdiction in Italy?

3. Whom did Flush dream of saying "Bad dog! Bad dog!"

4. Who did Elizabeth Barrett Browning discover had died when she returned to Rome in 1860?

5. What was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's last work, which was published posthumously?

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