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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Beatrix Potter Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Film stars.
(c) Norman.
(d) The local townspeople.

2. What did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Secure her copyrights.
(b) Negotiate with the publisher.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Arrange an advertising campaign.

3. How old were Beatrix and Norman when they decided to marry?
(a) Nearly forty years old.
(b) Nearly thirty years old.
(c) Forty-five years old.
(d) Thirty-five years old.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What inspired the locals to think of Beatrix as an eccentric?

3. How did children respond to "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?

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

5. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?

(see the answer key)

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