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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elizabeth Barrett's father's name?
(a) James Barrett Jackson.
(b) Edward Barrett.
(c) Henry Barrett.
(d) Robert Browning.

2. After Flush was bitten by the Cuban Bloodhound, Miss Barrett remarked that Flush was no __________.
(a) Acrobat.
(b) Hero.
(c) Menace.
(d) Fighter.

3. Flush discovered that the dogs of London were strictly divided into ____________.
(a) Different sexes.
(b) Smart and dumb.
(c) Different classes.
(d) Different sizes.

4. What word, meaning not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect, did Flash consider Mr. Barrett to be in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Obtuse.
(c) Repulsive.
(d) Arrogant.

5. The carriage that took Miss Barrett and Flush into town drove along what street in Chapter 2: "The Back Bedroom"?
(a) Tottenham Court Road.
(b) Wimpole Street.
(c) Manning Street.
(d) Oxford Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Browning wrote that Flush was of what school?

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

3. Miss Barrett walked on her own feet as far as the gate to _______ with her sister.

4. In what year did Elizabeth Barrett's mother die?

5. Flush was amazed by the smells of London, which were violently contrasted and compounded more than any he had smelled in the fields near ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Mr. Barrett's first visit?

2. What story relating the origins of the word "Spaniel" discusses the Basque people?

3. How does the author describe the changes in Miss Barrett in Chapter Three: "The Hooded Man"?

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

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

6. How does the author describe Flush's second outing in Chapter Two: "The Back Bedroom"? Where did he go?

7. How did Miss Barrett react after Mr. Browning left from his first visit?

8. What actions did Flush take which confused Miss Barrett?

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

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

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