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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inspired the locals to think of Beatrix as an eccentric?
(a) Her indifference to how she dressed.
(b) The people who visited her.
(c) The way she talked to animals.
(d) Her farming methods.

2. Why didn't Beatrix publish one of her books in Britain?
(a) It was anti-British.
(b) She wanted to give a special gift to Americans.
(c) It was too autobiographical.
(d) The cost of distribution was too high.

3. In what year did Beatrix die?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1945.

4. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
(a) Timmy Tiptoes.
(b) Tom Kitten.
(c) Peter Rabbit.
(d) Jemima Puddle-Duck.

5. What is a common theme in Beatrix's work?
(a) Prince and pauper.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Hunter and prey.
(d) Misbehaving children.

6. What was Beatrix excited to show off at local county fairs?
(a) Her art work.
(b) Her affection for the community.
(c) Her baking skills.
(d) Her farm animals.

7. What was the name of the second farm Beatrix bought in 1909?
(a) Castle Farm.
(b) Fortress Farm.
(c) Kingdom Farm.
(d) Camelot Farm.

8. What breed of sheep did Beatrix keep at Troutbeck Park?
(a) Nolana sheep.
(b) Southdown sheep.
(c) Hardwick sheep.
(d) Drysdale sheep.

9. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories usually lack?
(a) A moral.
(b) An antagonist.
(c) A climax.
(d) A happy conclusion.

10. How did Beatrix feel about her demanding lifestyle after she married?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Satisfied.
(c) Tired.
(d) Depressed.

11. What does the author say of Beatrix's art works?
(a) They were amateurish.
(b) They were easily imitated by children.
(c) They were well executed.
(d) They were sweet.

12. How is Beatrix described at the age of forty?
(a) As plump.
(b) As priggish.
(c) As proud.
(d) As persistent.

13. Whom did Beatrix become engaged to in Chapter 5?
(a) William Harper.
(b) William Heelis.
(c) William Hawkes.
(d) William Healey.

14. Beatrix's marriage marked the end of____________.
(a) Her fantasy period.
(b) Her creative period.
(c) Her abstract period.
(d) Her children's literature period.

15. How old was Beatrix when she died?
(a) Seventy-seven years old.
(b) Sixty-two years old.
(c) Eighty-four years old.
(d) Seventy-one years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, for what animal did Beatrix develop an interest?

2. How did Beatrix feel about being famous in her middle age?

3. What does Lane say is a fine art for which Beatrix had a talent?

4. What animal was central to the financing of Beatrix's farm?

5. How did other books choose to illustrate animal characters?

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