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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Beatrix Potter Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Owls.
(c) Groundhogs.
(d) Mice.

2. Norman died of________.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Influenza.

3. What began to influence Beatrix's personality during her childhood?
(a) Her Potter heredity.
(b) Her Crompton heredity.
(c) Her Leech heredity.
(d) Her Roscoe heredity.

4. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?
(a) Literature.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Religion.

5. What does Lane say Beatrix was able to illustrate with her animal characters?
(a) England's biodiversity.
(b) Mischievousness.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Human emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?

2. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories usually lack?

3. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?

4. How did Beatrix feel growing up as a result of not being a part of her parents' lives?

5. What did Beatrix's parents object to in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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