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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 year was it when Flush was stolen?

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

3. On what day did Flush return to Elizabeth after being kidnapped and held for ransom?

4. What was the fifth day of Flush's imprisonment in Chapter 4: "Whitechapel"?

5. The faces of the men that Elizabeth Barrett saw in the ghetto were inspiration for what later work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes did Miss Barrett undergo in Italy?

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

4. What did Miss Barrett tell Mr. Browning about Flush's kidnapping?

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

6. What were the emotional states of Miss Barrett and Flush after several days had passed with Flush in captivity?

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

8. How are Mr. Thomas Beames's impressions of Whitecastle described in Chapter Four?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 and discuss the figures of Dr. and Miss Mitford in the narrative. How does the author describe the Mitford lineage? Are these facts true to history? How comfortable was their home by contemporary standards? What had led to the diminishment of the money in the family? Why did Miss Mitford choose not to sell Flush?

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