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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. Flush's first owner was offered quite a nice sum for Flush from whom?
(a) Mr. Kenyon.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Dr. Pusey.
(d) Mr. Barrett.

2. Where did Miss Barrett take Flush for a walk in Chapter 2?
(a) Oxford Street.
(b) Marylebone Church.
(c) Petrarch's fountain.
(d) Regent's Park.

3. What did Miss Barrett tell Flush after Mr. Browning left on the day that Flush first bit him?
(a) She would never love him again.
(b) She was marrying Mr. Browning.
(c) She loved him.
(d) She would send him back.

4. What, in reality, did Flush see himself as when he looked in the mirror?
(a) An aristocrat.
(b) A companion.
(c) A servant.
(d) A dog.

5. It was January in what year that Miss Barrett received a letter unlike others?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1856.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Flush was bitten by the Cuban Bloodhound, Miss Barrett remarked that Flush was no __________.

2. What did Miss Barrett mistakenly think of Flush as when he looked in the mirror in Chapter 2?

3. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?

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

5. Flush described hearing the bells strike at what nearby church in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the desirable breed characteristics of Spaniels?

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

3. How does the author describe the changes in Miss Barrett in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?

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

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 does the author describe Edward Barrett?

8. How did Flush feel about the sights, sounds and smells of London in his first outing in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?

9. How does the author describe the bond between Flush and Miss Barrett?

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

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