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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter Six: "The End," that early in the nineteenth century the Countess of where had bought a crystal ball from a magician?
(a) Blessington.
(b) Reading.
(c) Vallombrosa.
(d) Florence.

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

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

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

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

6. When was Virginia Woolf's Orlando published?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1915.

7. The author writes that Flush "was the sole aristocrat among a crowd of" what, in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Canaille.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Peons.

8. When did Frederick Tennyson die?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1856.

9. Mrs. Browning wrote of Flush in "Chapter 5: "Italy," "... it was in the world of ____ that Flush mostly lived."
(a) Taste.
(b) Smell.
(c) Sound.
(d) Sight.

10. For how long did Flush fall into a depression after Mrs. Browning gave birth in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

11. What was Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning known as?
(a) Thesaurus Browning.
(b) Bob Browning.
(c) Scribble Browning.
(d) Pen Browning.

12. What Shakespearean play does the author discuss in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Antony and Cleopatra.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Troilus and Cressida.

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

14. Upon Flush's first inspection of the dogs in Italy, he wondered if what had no jurisdiction in Italy?
(a) MI6.
(b) The Royal Navy.
(c) Scotland Yard.
(d) The Kennel Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year was Lord Stanhope in possession of a crystal ball?

2. What kind woman would pause and take a sugared biscuit from her reticule when passing Flush?

3. Who would pass Flush and would hurry by and shake his fist at him in mock fury?

4. What time did Flush return home after spending the night with the spotted spaniel in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

5. When was Virginia Woolf born?

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