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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. Each time the door opened while Flush was held in captivity by thieves, he looked up hoping to see Miss Barrett; but, it was always some horrid humans bringing in _________________.
(a) More stolen dogs.
(b) Awful food.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Water dishes.

2. What was a controversial 19th century British newspaper which featured reports of scandals involving well known residents of London?
(a) The Scrutiny.
(b) True Irony.
(c) The Scandal.
(d) The Satirist.

3. Mr. Browning wrote that if Miss Barrett gave way to Taylor, she was giving way to _________.
(a) Tenacity.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) Thievery.

4. The Brownings and Flush took a carriage ride that "went on and on and on, painfully climbing the heights of" what, in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) The Dolomites.
(b) The Apennines.
(c) The Bernese Alps.
(d) The Osogovo Mountains.

5. Mrs. Browning wrote of Flush in "Chapter 5: "Italy," "... it was in the world of ____ that Flush mostly lived."
(a) Smell.
(b) Sight.
(c) Sound.
(d) Taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter Six: "The End," that the shade of Florence was hotter than the sun of ___________.

2. Who came into the Barrett home and called Mr. Taylor "a swindler, and a liar and a thief" in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?

3. Whom did Flush dream of saying "Bad dog! Bad dog!"

4. With whom had Elizabeth Barrett gone shopping when Flush was stolen?

5. When Mr. Browning sheared Flush, what did the dog look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Flush's death. What was Mrs. Browning doing when Flush passed away?

3. Who entered and exited the room where Flush was contained?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What changes did Miss Barrett undergo in Italy?

10. What did Miss Barrett tell Mr. Browning about Flush's kidnapping?

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