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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 was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?
(a) Harking.
(b) Holmes.
(c) Hutton.
(d) Houston.

2. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Caught butterflied.
(b) Photographed animals.
(c) Wrote poetry.
(d) Hunted fowl.

3. What does Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?
(a) Entire species.
(b) Human foibles.
(c) The workings of children's imaginations.
(d) Archetypal characteristics.

4. According to the author, Beatrix's water colors were perfect for ____________.
(a) Very young children.
(b) Beatrix's genre.
(c) Merchandising.
(d) The time they were published.

5. What did Beatrix's parents object to in Chapter 4?
(a) Her charitable donations.
(b) Her distance from them.
(c) Her feud with her brother.
(d) Her stories' subject matter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?

2. Where did Caroline have a home?

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

4. How many books did Beatrix publish after her marriage?

5. What were the books Beatrix published after her marriage based on?

(see the answer key)

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