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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confused Flush about Miss Barrett's room?

2. What did Miss Barrett mistakenly think of Flush as when he looked in the mirror in Chapter 2?

3. The voice that called Flush's name after Miss Mitford left was from a woman lying ___________.

4. What word means disgrace or public shame; dishonor ?

5. As centuries passed, the Spaniel evolved into how many different branches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Miss Mitford decide to give Flush to Miss Barrett in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"? What other offers had she refused?

2. What is the first story the author relates about the origin of the name "Spaniel"?

3. What happened when Flush first bit Mr. Browning?

4. What impressed Flush the most about the Barrett home in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

5. What did Flush learn about the classes of dogs from overhearing Londoners in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?

6. How did Flush go about determining his worthiness? How was his action misinterpreted by Miss Barrett?

7. Describe Flush's second attack on Mr. Browning.

8. How did Flush feel about the sights, sounds and smells of London in his first outing in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?

9. How are the Carhaginians involved in one story about the origin of the word "Spaniels"?

10. What did Flush feel about Miss Barrett's lack of sympathy when he crushed his paw?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the poet and author Robert Browning. When and where was Browning born? What was his upbringing like? What literary success did Browning have at the point in history when he met Elizabeth Barrett? How did Miss Barrett's family regard Mr. Browning?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of freedom in the narrative. What symbolism and metaphor does the author use to establish this theme? What does freedom mean to Flush? What does it mean to Miss Barrett? How is freedom symbolized and questioned at Regent's Park?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the figures of Dr. and Miss Mitford in the narrative. How does the author describe the Mitford lineage? Are these facts true to history? How comfortable was their home by contemporary standards? What had led to the diminishment of the money in the family? Why did Miss Mitford choose not to sell Flush?

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