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

2. Why didn't Beatrix's parents want her to marry Norman?
(a) He was a publisher.
(b) He was wealthy.
(c) He was a social climber.
(d) He was younger than Beatrix.

3. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Skin them.
(d) Draw them.

4. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?
(a) His shyness.
(b) His naivete.
(c) His assertiveness.
(d) His friendliness.

5. What was Beatrix's full name?
(a) Melanie Beatrix Potter.
(b) Lucy Beatrix Potter.
(c) Jane Beatrix Potter.
(d) Helen Beatrix Potter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?

2. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?

3. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?

4. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?

5. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?

(see the answer key)

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