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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. Where was Beatrix born?
(a) Meadowbrook.
(b) Clifton Heights.
(c) Bolton Gardens.
(d) Willowdown Valley.

2. What would Beatrix and her brother often do with the animals and plants they observed?
(a) Give them new names.
(b) Photograph them.
(c) Write stories about them.
(d) Paint and draw them.

3. What does Lane say amuses adults about Beatrix's works?
(a) The illustrations.
(b) The stories.
(c) The simplicity.
(d) The subtleties.

4. What did Beatrix focus on producing in 1910?
(a) A novel for adults.
(b) Sets for a theatrical production.
(c) A museum exhibition.
(d) Propaganda.

5. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?
(a) The Warnes disliked them.
(b) The Warnes would corrupt Beatrix.
(c) The Warnes were incompetent.
(d) The Warnes were stealing from Beatrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix initially plan to do with her farm?

2. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?

3. What animal was central to the financing of Beatrix's farm?

4. In Chapter 5, what is said to have become a problem for Beatrix as she got more famous?

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

(see the answer key)

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