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

2. As time went by, Flush was said to have come to prefer the silence of _________to the robustness of a dog.
(a) Rabbits.
(b) The cat.
(c) Snakes.
(d) The horse.

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

4. Some insisted that the breed of dog be called Spaniel because it was ____________.
(a) Derived from the Greek for "boy."
(b) A pet name.
(c) The Latin word for "cattle."
(d) The name of a Biblical king.

5. What did Flush do after his first owner deserted him in Miss Barrett's room?
(a) He howled.
(b) He scratched at the door.
(c) He urinated.
(d) He vomited.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, Miss Barrett was _______, while Flush was young and vibrant.

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

3. Flush's first owner was offered quite a nice sum for Flush from whom?

4. In a letter in Chapter Three, Miss Barrett wrote, "You are Paracelsus, and I am _____________."

5. The carriage that took Miss Barrett and Flush into town drove along what street in Chapter 2: "The Back Bedroom"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What actions did Flush take which confused Miss Barrett?

3. What were the desirable breed characteristics of Spaniels?

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

5. What story relating the origins of the word "Spaniel" discusses the Basque people?

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

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

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

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

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

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