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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The House in Bedford Square.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Beatrix's diary often talk about?
(a) Her pets.
(b) Her family's past.
(c) Her ambitions.
(d) Her travels.

2. 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.

3. What was Beatrix's father's profession?
(a) Barrister.
(b) Doctor.
(c) General.
(d) Author.

4. How did Beatrix view her childhood surroundings?
(a) As something to escape.
(b) As pretentious.
(c) As oppressive.
(d) As fun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where would the Potter family go in the summer?

3. Who was Miss Hammond?

4. What did Beatrix use to help draw the art for "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

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

(see the answer key)

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