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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Peter Rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Beatrix finish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1905.

2. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Filth.
(c) Silence.
(d) Her parents' disapproval.

3. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?
(a) Plants and animals.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Matchbooks.
(d) Stamps.

4. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Two hundred-fifty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

5. The people at the meeting in 1896 were skeptical of ____________.
(a) Beatrix's talent.
(b) Beatrix's sanity.
(c) Beatrix's theories.
(d) Beatrix's credentials.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?

2. How is Beatrix's parents' schedule described?

3. What holiday did the Potter family never celebrate?

4. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

5. What did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

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