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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. Chapter 5: "Italy" begins in the middle of what month?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) June.

2. When was Virginia Woolf's Orlando published?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1903.

3. What was Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning known as?
(a) Scribble Browning.
(b) Thesaurus Browning.
(c) Bob Browning.
(d) Pen Browning.

4. According to Elizabeth's reasoning, about what price would the dog thief ask for a Cocker Spaniel?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

5. When did Frederick Tennyson die?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's last work, which was published posthumously?

2. When was Barnard Gregory born?

3. The author describes Mrs. Taylor as being ""fat enough to have had an easy _____________."

4. Who suggested to Sir Edward Lytton that a committee should be appointed by the government to get the facts?

5. After Flush was stolen, he was thrown into ____________ with other stolen dogs.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes did Miss Barrett undergo in Italy?

3. What romantic freedoms did Flush begin to enjoy in Chapter Five? How did the Brownings react?

4. When Mrs. Browning went into labor, how was the atmosphere of the house perceived by Flush?

5. Where did Miss Barrett go to by cab in Chapter Four? Whom did she see there?

6. What genre is the book Flush: A Biography? How does the author use the unique narrative to express her own thoughts?

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

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

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

10. What did Flush do after being awoken suddenly in Chapter Six?

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