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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 does Lane say amuses adults about Beatrix's works?
(a) The subtleties.
(b) The stories.
(c) The simplicity.
(d) The illustrations.

2. What language did Beatrix work to translate her books into?
(a) Italian.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

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

4. What was Beatrix mesmerized by at Troutbeck?
(a) The mysterious fog.
(b) The kindness of the locals.
(c) The scenery.
(d) The size of the plot.

5. What animal was central to the financing of Beatrix's farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?

2. What does Lane believe was Beatrix's best work after her 'golden decade'?

3. Which of Beatrix's American-published books was a failure?

4. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?

5. In Chapter 7, what types of women are said to have sought Beatrix out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Lane consider as marking the end of Beatrix's creative period?

2. How was the artwork in Beatrix's books different from other children's books?

3. How did Beatrix feel about being a celebrity?

4. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?

5. What does Lane say was the core of Beatrix's genius?

6. How was Beatrix's time at Hill Top Farm reflected in the books she published?

7. Where did Beatrix settle her mother after her father's death?

8. What does Lane say about the settings of Beatrix's stories?

9. What were Beatrix's initial plans for Hill Top Farm and its tenant farmer?

10. What softened Beatrix's reticence for interacting with the public?

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