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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 the name of Virginia Woolf's father?

2. The author writes in Chapter Six: "The End," that early in the nineteenth century the Countess of where had bought a crystal ball from a magician?

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

4. When did Barnard Gregory die?

5. Whitechapel was in a triangular space of ground at the bottom of what road?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were Flush's first impressions of Italy on his walk with Wilson?

5. When Mrs. Browning went into labor, how was the atmosphere of the house perceived by Flush?

6. Where was Flush taken in Chapter Four? How were his surroundings described?

7. Describe Flush's return to Miss Barrett. What did he do upon entering her room?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of classism in the narrative. How is this theme supported through symbolism and metaphor? How does Flush exhibit classism? How does he learn this behavior? How is the differentiation of dogs into different classes relative to human society?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Miss Barrett's first disagreement with Mr. Browning in the narrative regarding Flush's kidnapping and ransom. How did Miss Barrett feel about Mr. Browning's advice? Why did she choose not to take it? What repercussions did she fear in doing so?

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