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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?
(a) Its vibrancy.
(b) Its lavishness.
(c) Its solemnity.
(d) Its coldness.

2. What would Beatrix carry instead of luggage on her travels?
(a) Animals carriers.
(b) Picnic baskets.
(c) An easel and paintbox.
(d) Laundry bags.

3. What part of animal corpses would Beatrix and her brother keep?
(a) The bones.
(b) No parts.
(c) The skins.
(d) The teeth.

4. What did Bertram's art focus on?
(a) The Scottish countryside.
(b) The English coast.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) Cityscapes.

5. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?
(a) To offer him a kitten.
(b) For his birthday.
(c) He was sick.
(d) To inform him he had won a prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Norman died of________.

2. What inspired the story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

3. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?

4. What did Beatrix's parents discourage?

5. What ideas did Beatrix believe in as stated in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandfather.

2. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?

3. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

4. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

5. Were Beatrix's parents religious?

6. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

7. What kind of job did Beatrix's father have? What did he do in his spare time?

8. How did Beatrix deal with the pain of Norman's death?

9. How did Beatrix and Norman grow closer to one another?

10. How did Beatrix spend her days after Bertram left home?

(see the answer keys)

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