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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. Who was lying on the sofa by Elizabeth Barrett when Flush was finally summoned from the kitchen after biting Mr. Browning?
(a) Miss Mitford.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Miss Wilson.
(d) Arabel.

2. Where was Elizabeth Barrett born?
(a) County Durham, England.
(b) County Suffolk, England.
(c) County Devonshire, England.
(d) County Oxford, England.

3. What is one of the features considered undesirable in Spaniels, according to the author?
(a) A dark nose.
(b) Dark eyes.
(c) A top-knot.
(d) Uncurled ears.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did Mr. Browning leap up to depart on his first visit with Miss Barrett in Chapter Three?

2. How many brothers did Miss Barrett have?

3. Whom did Miss Barrett ask "He is worth loving, is he not?"

4. As a puppy, Flush lived on a farm named ___________.

5. What, in reality, did Flush see himself as when he looked in the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Flush's second outing in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"? Where did he go?

2. What were the desirable breed characteristics of Spaniels?

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

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

5. Describe Flush's second attack on Mr. Browning.

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

7. How does the author describe Edward Barrett?

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

9. What impressed Flush the most about the Barrett home in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

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

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