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

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

3. Beatrix's marriage marked the end of____________.
(a) Her creative period.
(b) Her fantasy period.
(c) Her children's literature period.
(d) Her abstract period.

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

5. What would Beatrix sometimes write about while in Scotland?
(a) Adventures around the world.
(b) The people who lived nearby.
(c) The animals she saw.
(d) Characteristics of certain plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What enabled Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?

2. How did the books Beatrix published after her marriage compare to her others?

3. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?

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

5. How did Beatrix feel growing up as a result of not being a part of her parents' lives?

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