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

2. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?
(a) Rigid and unforgiving.
(b) Complete obedience and faith.
(c) Calm and unenthusiastic.
(d) A half-hearted attempt at devotion.

3. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?
(a) Groundhogs.
(b) Owls.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Mice.

4. What was the name of Beatrix's hedgehog character?
(a) Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
(b) Cecily Parsley.
(c) Jeremy Fisher.
(d) Miss Moppet.

5. What inspired the story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?
(a) Mice Beatrix caught in her kitchen.
(b) Two ceramic mice figurines.
(c) Norman's pet mice.
(d) A story a little girl told Beatrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Beatrix view her childhood surroundings?

2. What was Beatrix's father's name?

3. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?

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

5. What was Beatrix's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Warne family different from Beatrix's family?

2. How did Beatrix go about printing her own copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

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

4. Why were Bertram and Beatrix in the countryside with their father?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about Beatrix's beliefs?

6. How did Beatrix feel about her life growing up?

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

8. What does the reader learn about the Crompton family history?

9. What did Bertram and Beatrix do with the animal corpses they found as children?

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

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