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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. What word means disgrace or public shame; dishonor ?
(a) Ignominy.
(b) Magnanimity.
(c) Irony.
(d) Byronic.

2. What color gloves did Mr. Browning always wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

3. Miss Barrett walked on her own feet as far as the gate to _______ with her sister.
(a) Devonshire Place.
(b) Three Mile Cross.
(c) Regent's Park.
(d) Marylebone Church.

4. What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett's aunt who helped to care for the children after Elizabeth's mother died?
(a) Mary Graham Clarke.
(b) Miss Isa Blagden.
(c) Mrs. Jameson.
(d) Sarah Graham Clarke.

5. What was Elizabeth Barrett's father's name?
(a) Henry Barrett.
(b) Edward Barrett.
(c) James Barrett Jackson.
(d) Robert Browning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as a lady with "a very light complexion -- pale, lucid, eyes; thin colorless lips . . . a nose and chin projective without breadth"?

2. When Mr. Browning first came to visit, the author writes, "What was horrible to Flush, as they talked, was his______________."

3. As a puppy, Flush lived on a farm owned by whom?

4. At one point Miss Barrett imagined herself a nymph and Flush was _____________.

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Flush spend his first bedroom at the Barrett home in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"? What was his first outing in London?

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

4. How old was Flush when Miss Barrett received her first letter from Mr. Browning? What happened as the time passed?

5. What was Flush's first experience like at the Barrett home in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

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

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

8. How did the Spaniel breed evolve in England, as described in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"? What characteristics do Spaniels share?

9. How did Flush's sensitivity serve him at the Barrett home?

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

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