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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. Virginia Woolf was a part of what group of writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists?

2. Upon Flush's first inspection of the dogs in Italy, he wondered if what had no jurisdiction in Italy?

3. What was the name of Virginia Woolf's mother?

4. Who wrote Paradise Lost?

5. When the Brownings took Flush where, "all the splendours of its woods had merely bored him" in Chapter 5: "Italy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Miss Barrett discover about the ransom in Chapter Four? What did she threaten to do?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What romantic freedoms did Flush begin to enjoy in Chapter Five? How did the Brownings react?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the element of nature versus nurture in the narrative. In what ways were the transformations of Flush a result of his surroundings and upbringing? How does this apply to the people in the narrative? How does it apply to Miss Barrett in particular?

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 the theme of jealousy in the narrative. Why did Flush feel jealous of Mr. Browning? How did he exhibit these feelings? What led Flush to overcome his jealousy? How did Flush show his jealousy at the birth of the Brownings' son? What led him to overcome these feelings?

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