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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 concluded that "Where there are flower beds there are _____________."
(a) Bugs and worms.
(b) Pieces of garbage.
(c) Asphalt paths.
(d) Too many people.

2. Miss Barrett's life was the life of ____________, according to the author in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man."
(a) "A fish in a tank."
(b) "A bird in its cage."
(c) "A tiger on the savannah."
(d) "A monkey in a tree."

3. On what date was Flush stolen?
(a) April 9.
(b) September 1.
(c) March 14.
(d) June 23.

4. After Flush was bitten by the Cuban Bloodhound, Miss Barrett remarked that Flush was no __________.
(a) Menace.
(b) Acrobat.
(c) Hero.
(d) Fighter.

5. When did Elizabeth Barrett die?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1878.

Short Answer Questions

1. After punishing Flush, what did Miss Barrett do that Fluff considered "of calculated and deliberate malice"?

2. What made the biggest impression on Flush when he was taken to Elizabeth Barrett's home in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

3. What confused Flush about Miss Barrett's room?

4. What was Miss Mitford's full name?

5. In what year did Elizabeth Barrett's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first story the author relates about the origin of the name "Spaniel"?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What were the desirable breed characteristics of Spaniels?

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

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

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

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