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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. How is "The Tailor of Gloucester" said to be different from Beatrix's other books?
(a) It is about human characters.
(b) It is more adult.
(c) It is in rhyme.
(d) It is more diverse.

2. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?
(a) For their father's business.
(b) For safety.
(c) For their father's amusement.
(d) To visit family.

3. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Matchbooks.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Plants and animals.

4. Over a span of how many years did Beatrix's best writing take place?
(a) Twenty-one years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Seventeen years.

5. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?
(a) Thirty-two years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Twenty-four years old.
(d) Twenty-eight years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lane say amuses adults about Beatrix's works?

2. Where did Caroline have a home?

3. Who was Miss Hammond?

4. What does Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?

5. What happened after the decade of Beatrix's best writing?

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