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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Back Bedroom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the foremost poets of what era?
(a) Jacobean.
(b) Post-modernist.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Elizabethan.

2. What was the name of the Cuban Bloodhound who lived in the Barrett home?
(a) Tray.
(b) Arabel.
(c) Catiline.
(d) Folly.

3. Some insisted that the breed of dog be called Spaniel because it was ____________.
(a) The Latin word for "cattle."
(b) The name of a Biblical king.
(c) A pet name.
(d) Derived from the Greek for "boy."

4. What verb means to argue or reason with, especially in order to dissuade from an action or intention?
(a) Exacerbate.
(b) Educate.
(c) Expostulate.
(d) Energize.

5. Flush became a father before he was how old in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Elizabeth Barrett live in Chapter One: "Three Mile Cross"?

2. According to the author, who landed in Spain and reportedly shouted, "Span! Span!"?

3. When did Elizabeth Barrett die?

4. Who is described as a "stout, well-groomed elderly gentleman, radiating benevolence" in Chapter 2?

5. Desirable features that Spaniels were expected to have included which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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