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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. What kind of lessons did Beatrix take as an adult?
(a) Etiquette lessons.
(b) Cooking lessons.
(c) Singing lessons.
(d) Drawing lessons.

2. What animal inspired Beatrix to write "The Roly-Poly Pudding"?
(a) Weasels.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Rats.

3. What was Beatrix's brother's name?
(a) Alistair.
(b) Dunstan.
(c) Bertram.
(d) Elliot.

4. In what fad of the time did Beatrix's father like to engage?
(a) Amateur photography.
(b) Bird watching.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Stage acting.

5. How is the farm Beatrix purchased described?
(a) State-of-the-art.
(b) Unpretentious.
(c) Run-down.
(d) Prosperous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?

2. What year was the code in Beatrix's diary cracked?

3. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?

4. What did Beatrix's brother confess when his parents objected to Beatrix's second engagement?

5. Beatrix's marriage marked the end of____________.

(see the answer key)

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