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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. To Flush all scenery was what, according to the author in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Thought provoking.
(b) Mezmerizing.
(c) Insipid.
(d) Beautiful.

2. Who would pass Flush and would hurry by and shake his fist at him in mock fury?
(a) Mr. Horne.
(b) Mr. Landor.
(c) Dr. Pusey.
(d) Dr. Mitford.

3. What was the name of the dog thief who stole Flush and held him for ransom?
(a) Mr. Taylor.
(b) Mr. Horne.
(c) Mr. Boyd.
(d) Lord Stanley.

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

5. Who came into the Barrett home and called Mr. Taylor "a swindler, and a liar and a thief" in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Dr. Mitford.
(c) Henrietta.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Browning say Flush went out and did the with other dogs every day in Pisa in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

2. Who wrote Paradise Lost?

3. Who sent word that in his opinion it would be "an awful sin" to pay the ransom?

4. What was the fifth day of Flush's imprisonment in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?

5. What was the name of Virginia Woolf's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What changes did Miss Barrett undergo in Italy?

4. How does the author describe the supernatural element of tables in Chapter Six?

5. What were the emotional states of Miss Barrett and Flush after several days had passed with Flush in captivity?

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

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

8. What was the explanation for the commotion that awoke Flush in Chapter Six?

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

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

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