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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Fairy Caravan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories usually lack?
(a) A happy conclusion.
(b) A moral.
(c) A climax.
(d) An antagonist.

2. How long did it take to translate the code in Beatrix's diary?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

3. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?
(a) The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
(b) The Director of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
(c) The Director of the Royal Ballet.
(d) The Director of the Royal Society of Arts.

4. What 'vulgarity' does Lane note Beatrix's works lacked?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Violence.
(c) Slang words.
(d) Contemporary references.

5. Who urged Beatrix to submit "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for publication?
(a) Bertram.
(b) Her father.
(c) Canon Rawnsley.
(d) Uncle Roscoe Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say of Beatrix's art works?

2. How many children's books did Beatrice write in the eight years after she purchased her farm?

3. Which characters did Beatrix imbue with a sense of pride and self-reliance?

4. How is the farm Beatrix purchased described?

5. Lane describes the seam running underneath the main narrative of Beatrix's work as__________.

(see the answer key)

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