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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 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.

2. By what nickname was Elizabeth Barrett known to her family?
(a) Rett.
(b) Beth.
(c) Liz.
(d) Ba.

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

4. Miss Browning wrote that Flush was of what school?
(a) Magnanimity.
(b) Byronic.
(c) Ignominy.
(d) Irony.

5. Flush described hearing the bells strike at what nearby church in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?
(a) Tottenham Church.
(b) Marylebone Church.
(c) Regent's Park Church.
(d) Oxford Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date when Mr. Browning first visited Miss Barrett?

2. What group insured that only those dogs with the desirable traits were bred?

3. According to the author, the Basque word "espana" signified what?

4. It was January in what year that Miss Barrett received a letter unlike others?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 are the Carhaginians involved in one story about the origin of the word "Spaniels"?

4. What are examples of Flush's high-strung demeanor after living in the Barrett home?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author describe Mr. Barrett's first visit?

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