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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. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
(a) Jemima Puddle-Duck.
(b) Timmy Tiptoes.
(c) Peter Rabbit.
(d) Tom Kitten.

2. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?
(a) Superstition.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Literature.
(d) Religion.

3. Who was Miss Hammond?
(a) An author.
(b) A schoolmistress.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A neighbor.

4. Why didn't Beatrix publish one of her books in Britain?
(a) It was anti-British.
(b) She wanted to give a special gift to Americans.
(c) It was too autobiographical.
(d) The cost of distribution was too high.

5. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?
(a) The Lutherans.
(b) The Mormons.
(c) The Presbyterians.
(d) The Unitarians.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?

2. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?

3. In Chapter 7, what did many members of the press think of Beatrix?

4. What ideas did Beatrix believe in as stated in Chapter 1?

5. What year did Beatrix finish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

(see the answer key)

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