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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Hill Top Farm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Beatrix excited to show off at local county fairs?
(a) Her baking skills.
(b) Her affection for the community.
(c) Her art work.
(d) Her farm animals.

2. What did Beatrix focus on producing in 1910?
(a) Sets for a theatrical production.
(b) A novel for adults.
(c) A museum exhibition.
(d) Propaganda.

3. Which member of the Potter family was not interested in art?
(a) Mr. Potter.
(b) Uncle Roscoe Henry.
(c) Beatrix.
(d) Mrs. Potter.

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

5. What did Bertram's art focus on?
(a) The English coast.
(b) Cityscapes.
(c) The Scottish countryside.
(d) The Lake District.

Short Answer Questions

1. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?

2. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?

3. How did children respond to "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?

4. What would the servants do while the Potter family visited the sea?

5. What did Beatrix NOT think was beautiful during her trips to Scotland?

(see the answer key)

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