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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 was Elizabeth Barrett's father's name?
2. Of what did Flush ask, "Were these not the signals of freedom?"
3. What figure of speech is represented by "... just as a river, though it reflects still trees and grazing cows and rooks returning to the tree-tops, moves inevitably to a waterfall, so those days, Flush knew, were moving to catastrophe"?
4. Miss Browning wrote that Flush was of what school?
5. Miss Barrett walked on her own feet as far as the gate to _______ with her sister.
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Flush's life like on the farm in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?
2. What did Flush learn about the classes of dogs from overhearing Londoners in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?
3. What was Flush's first experience like at the Barrett home in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?
4. What is the first story the author relates about the origin of the name "Spaniel"?
5. How did Flush feel about the sights, sounds and smells of London in his first outing in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"?
6. How did Miss Barrett react after Mr. Browning left from his first visit?
7. How does the author describe Mr. Barrett's first visit?
8. What happened when Flush first bit Mr. Browning?
9. How was the park described in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"? What did Flush conclude about the park?
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 the setting of Pisa and discuss the impression Flush had of the other dogs he encountered in Italy. How did these dogs differ from the dogs of London? How did Flush's attitudes change in Italy? What did Flush come to understand about the Aristocracy of England?
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