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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. What was Beatrix's first children's book?
(a) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
(b) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(c) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
(d) The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan.

2. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?
(a) Houston.
(b) Hutton.
(c) Holmes.
(d) Harking.

3. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?
(a) Trade their seeds.
(b) Press them.
(c) Draw them.
(d) Sell them.

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

5. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?
(a) From a chest infection.
(b) From a stomach disorder.
(c) From rheumatic fever.
(d) From bad air in her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of animal corpses would Beatrix and her brother keep?

2. What did Beatrix's diary often talk about?

3. Where would the Potter family go in the summer?

4. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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