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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 suggested to Sir Edward Lytton that a committee should be appointed by the government to get the facts?
(a) Signor Righi.
(b) Mr. Landor.
(c) George Clayton Tennyson.
(d) Lord Stanley.

2. If Elizabeth Barrett didn't pay the ransom for Flush, she would have received a brown parcel containing _________.
(a) Flush's fur and eyes.
(b) Flush's head and paws.
(c) A list of further demands.
(d) His collar.

3. When was Barnard Gregory born?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1796.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1808.

4. Who traveled on the train with Elizabeth and Flush in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Miss Isa Blagden.
(b) Miss Wilson.
(c) Miss Mitford.
(d) Mary Graham Clarke.

5. Virginia Woolf was a part of what group of writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists?
(a) The Algonquin Round Table.
(b) The Westminster Group.
(c) The Bloomsbury Group.
(d) The Vicious Circle.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did Flush return to Elizabeth after being kidnapped and held for ransom?

2. Mr. Browning wrote that if Miss Barrett gave way to Taylor, she was giving way to _________.

3. Who told Elizabeth that if she would return to her room in good humor, he would go to Taylor's himself and pay the money and bring back the dog?

4. Who walked about London and observed everything from the poorest to the poshest neighborhoods?

5. What kind woman would pause and take a sugared biscuit from her reticule when passing Flush?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Flush discover about freedom upon moving to Florence?

2. Where did Flush spend most of his time in Chapter Six? What awoke Flush suddenly from a dream in this chapter?

3. How did Flush feel about the journey to Italy in Chapter Five?

4. What was Flush's reaction when he was introduced to the Brownings' new baby in Chapter Five?

5. Where was Flush taken in Chapter Four? How were his surroundings described?

6. In what ways did Flush treat Mr. Barrett as his servant?

7. What did Miss Barrett have to do in order to get Flush back in Chapter Four? What would happen if she refused?

8. What did Flush come to realize about the dogs of Italy?

9. How had Flush changed in the beginning of Chapter Six: "The End"?

10. How did Flush react when Miss Barrett went into the fountain in Chapter Five?

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