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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The House in Bedford Square.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Beatrix born?
(a) Willowdown Valley.
(b) Bolton Gardens.
(c) Clifton Heights.
(d) Meadowbrook.

2. What would Beatrix and her brother often do with the animals and plants they observed?
(a) Paint and draw them.
(b) Give them new names.
(c) Photograph them.
(d) Write stories about them.

3. Beatrix's childhood nurse is described as ________________.
(a) An atheist.
(b) A hillbilly.
(c) A Scottish Calvinist.
(d) A Liberal.

4. What legend did Beatrix's parents respect?
(a) The Roscoe legend.
(b) The Potter legend.
(c) The Leech legend.
(d) The Crompton legend.

5. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?
(a) Silence.
(b) Filth.
(c) Her parents' disapproval.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix's parents object to in Chapter 4?

2. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?

3. Who was Miss Hammond?

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

5. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

(see the answer key)

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