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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Virginia Woolf die?
(a) She died in a fire.
(b) She hung herself.
(c) She drowned herself.
(d) She was in a car accident.

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

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

4. Who traveled on the train with Elizabeth and Flush in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Miss Mitford.
(b) Miss Wilson.
(c) Mary Graham Clarke.
(d) Miss Isa Blagden.

5. Miss Barrett perched herself upon a stone in the middle of ____________.
(a) Casa Guidi.
(b) Petrarch's fountain.
(c) The Protestant English Cemetery of Florence.
(d) The Apennines.

6. 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) Florence.
(b) Vallombrosa.
(c) Blessington.
(d) Reading.

7. Who would pass Flush and would hurry by and shake his fist at him in mock fury?
(a) Mr. Horne.
(b) Dr. Mitford.
(c) Mr. Landor.
(d) Dr. Pusey.

8. What year was it when Flush was stolen?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1846.

9. What was a controversial 19th century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London?
(a) The Scrutiny.
(b) The Satirist.
(c) True Irony.
(d) The Scandal.

10. When was Between the Acts published?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1948.

11. 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) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

12. If Elizabeth Barrett didn't pay the ransom for Flush, she would have received a brown parcel containing _________.
(a) His collar.
(b) Flush's fur and eyes.
(c) A list of further demands.
(d) Flush's head and paws.

13. The faces of the men that Elizabeth Barrett saw in the ghetto were inspiration for what later work?
(a) Casa Guidi Windows
(b) Poems Before Congress.
(c) The Seraphim, and Other Poems.
(d) Aurora Leigh.

14. When did Virginia Woolf die?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1956.

15. The author writes in Chapter 5: "Italy," "There was an element, it must be admitted, of the" what in Flush?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Hero.
(c) Snob.
(d) Coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Flush was stolen, he was thrown into ____________ with other stolen dogs.

2. 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."

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

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

5. The gang leader had demanded how many guineas for the Society and half a guinea for himself in exchange for Flush?

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