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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. When the Brownings took Flush where, "all the splendours of its woods had merely bored him" in Chapter 5: "Italy"?
(a) Vallombrosa.
(b) Florence.
(c) Blessington.
(d) Pisa.

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

3. What did the spirits of the crystal balls begin inhabiting in Chapter 6?
(a) Table legs.
(b) Church entrances.
(c) Horse stables.
(d) Music boxes.

4. How many bowls of water did Flush lap down upon returning to Elizabeth's room after his kidnapping?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. In the spring of 1847 the Brownings and Flush moved where?
(a) Vallombrosa.
(b) Siena.
(c) Pisa.
(d) Florence.

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. Where is Elizabeth Barrett Browning buried?

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

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

5. The parade that passed the Brownings house in Chapter 5: "Italy" was in celebration of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Mrs. Browning begin to transform in Chapter Six?

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

9. How had Miss Barrett changed when Flush returned from his kidnapping?

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

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