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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. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?
(a) For safety.
(b) For their father's business.
(c) To visit family.
(d) For their father's amusement.

2. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?
(a) The Director of the Royal Society of Arts.
(b) The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
(c) The Director of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
(d) The Director of the Royal Ballet.

3. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?
(a) Ignore her parents' wisdom.
(b) Make many friends.
(c) Approach strangers.
(d) Create her own world.

5. How is "The Tailor of Gloucester" said to be different from Beatrix's other books?
(a) It is about human characters.
(b) It is more diverse.
(c) It is in rhyme.
(d) It is more adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fascinated Beatrix about Scotland during her childhood?

2. What did Beatrix's parents discourage?

3. What did Beatrix make critical comments of in her diary from her early twenties?

4. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?

5. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?

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