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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. Beatrix's marriage marked the end of____________.
(a) Her fantasy period.
(b) Her children's literature period.
(c) Her creative period.
(d) Her abstract period.

2. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Caught butterflied.
(b) Photographed animals.
(c) Hunted fowl.
(d) Wrote poetry.

3. What would the servants do while the Potter family visited the sea?
(a) They would visit their loved ones.
(b) They would rest.
(c) They would accompany the Potters.
(d) They would clean the home.

4. What did Warnes tell Beatrix she would have to do if she wanted him to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Cut the story down by five pages.
(b) Color her drawings.
(c) Rewrite the story to be about humans.
(d) Find a more experienced illustrator.

5. Why did Beatrix publish her later stories?
(a) To regain her previous glory.
(b) To show appreciation to her American fans.
(c) To make money.
(d) To prove to her publisher that she could still sell books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Beatrix's American-published books was a failure?

3. How is Beatrix described at the age of forty?

4. According to the diary, what did Beatrix resent?

5. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

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