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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. According to Chapter 4, Beatrix worried her publisher wouldn't like ________________.
(a) Her story's moral.
(b) Her water color illustrations.
(c) Her characters.
(d) Her rhymes.

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

3. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?
(a) She became serious.
(b) She became distrustful.
(c) She became short-tempered.
(d) She became more shy.

4. What began to influence Beatrix's personality during her childhood?
(a) Her Crompton heredity.
(b) Her Roscoe heredity.
(c) Her Leech heredity.
(d) Her Potter heredity.

5. What did Beatrix ask to sketch in Chapter 4?
(a) Shop interiors.
(b) Cottages.
(c) Farm animals.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Beatrix's parents want her to marry Norman?

2. What was against Caroline's beliefs?

3. How did other books choose to illustrate animal characters?

4. How are Caroline's political views described?

5. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?

(see the answer key)

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