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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 old were Beatrix and Norman when they decided to marry?
(a) Forty-five years old.
(b) Nearly forty years old.
(c) Nearly thirty years old.
(d) Thirty-five years old.

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

3. Norman died of________.
(a) Influenza.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Leukemia.

4. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Press them.
(c) Draw them.
(d) Trade their seeds.

5. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?
(a) "The Tale of Velvet Bunny."
(b) "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny."
(c) "The Tale of Flopsy Bunny."
(d) "The Tale of Poppy Bunny."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, Beatrix's water colors were perfect for ____________.

2. What kind of comicality does Lane say is expressed on each page of Beatrix's books?

3. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?

4. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?

5. What does Lane say Beatrix was able to illustrate with her animal characters?

(see the answer key)

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