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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. The people at the meeting in 1896 were skeptical of ____________.
(a) Beatrix's theories.
(b) Beatrix's credentials.
(c) Beatrix's talent.
(d) Beatrix's sanity.

2. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Owls.
(c) Mice.
(d) Groundhogs.

3. What did Beatrix NOT think was beautiful during her trips to Scotland?
(a) Rock formations.
(b) Animals.
(c) Farms.
(d) Cottages.

4. What enabled Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?
(a) Basing them on people she knew.
(b) Dressing them in clothes.
(c) Their real-life counterparts which she cared for.
(d) Providing illustrations of them.

5. What does the author say of Beatrix's art works?
(a) They were easily imitated by children.
(b) They were amateurish.
(c) They were well executed.
(d) They were sweet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?

2. In Chapter 4, what was Beatrix said to have thought was "the crown of a woman's life"?

3. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

4. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?

5. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?

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