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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. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?
(a) She became serious.
(b) She became short-tempered.
(c) She became more shy.
(d) She became distrustful.

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

3. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Plants and animals.
(c) Matchbooks.
(d) Stamps.

4. In Chapter 4, what was Beatrix said to have thought was "the crown of a woman's life"?
(a) Her home.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Her fashion.

5. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?
(a) As glamorous.
(b) As creative.
(c) As naive.
(d) As eccentric.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?

2. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?

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

4. What began to influence Beatrix's personality during her childhood?

5. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

(see the answer key)

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