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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Fairy Caravan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?
(a) As creative.
(b) As glamorous.
(c) As naive.
(d) As eccentric.

2. What does Lane say is a fine art for which Beatrix had a talent?
(a) Expressing truth through fantasy.
(b) Entertaining children and adults alike.
(c) Keeping her admiring public at a distance.
(d) Dealing with publishers.

3. How did Beatrix find children's literature was treated in America?
(a) As a novelty.
(b) Seriously.
(c) With confusion.
(d) As an increasingly important genre.

4. What did Beatrix initially plan to do with her farm?
(a) Turn it into a studio and gallery.
(b) Turn it into a goat farm.
(c) Manage it from afar.
(d) Move her parents there.

5. How long did Beatrix's tenant farmer work on the farm after she bought it?
(a) Five years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Potter family was not interested in art?

2. When was Beatrix born?

3. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?

4. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?

5. What was Beatrix's full name?

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