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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Peter Rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?
(a) Draw them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Skin them.

2. Who was Canon Rawnsely?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A Scottish laird.
(c) A professor.
(d) A vicar.

3. In what fad of the time did Beatrix's father like to engage?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Bird watching.
(c) Amateur photography.
(d) Stage acting.

4. What year did Beatrix finish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1905.

5. What did Beatrix write a paper about which was given to the Linnaean Society of London?
(a) Mold spores.
(b) Ferns.
(c) Mosses native to Scotland.
(d) Disappearing tree species.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cracked the code in Beatrix's diary?

2. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?

3. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

4. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?

5. According to the diary, what did Beatrix resent?

(see the answer key)

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