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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a puppy, Flush lived on a farm owned by whom?
(a) Mr. Browning.
(b) Mr. Barrett.
(c) Dr. Pusey.
(d) Dr. Mitford.

2. When Mr. Browning first came to visit, the author writes, "What was horrible to Flush, as they talked, was his______________."
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Bitterness.

3. As centuries passed, the Spaniel evolved into how many different branches?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

5. On what day did Flush make his second attack on Mr. Browning?
(a) July 21.
(b) December 26.
(c) January 1.
(d) April 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the foremost poets of what era?

2. What is one of the features considered undesirable in Spaniels, according to the author?

3. Miss Barrett was full of apologies when Flush flew at whom and bit him for stumbling over the bell-pull?

4. What word, meaning not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect, did Flash consider Mr. Barrett to be in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?

5. What was the date when Flush first decided to oust Mr. Browning by biting him on the leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Miss Barrett react after Mr. Browning left from his first visit?

2. What did Flush learn about the classes of dogs from overhearing Londoners in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?

3. What was Flush's life like on the farm in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

4. How did Flush feel about his master's writing and sadness?

5. Why did Miss Mitford decide to give Flush to Miss Barrett in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"? What other offers had she refused?

6. When was Flush born? Who were his parents? Where did he live as a puppy?

7. What happened when Flush first bit Mr. Browning?

8. How did Flush go about determining his worthiness? How was his action misinterpreted by Miss Barrett?

9. How did Miss Barrett begin to transform as Mr. Browning continued his visits? How did Flush feel about the change?

10. How was the park described in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"? What did Flush conclude about the park?

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