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

2. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Two hundred-fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

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

4. According to the author, Beatrix's art was founded in __________.
(a) Love.
(b) Science.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Passion.

5. What did the person who visited Beatrix in 1927 discover?
(a) She was losing her memory.
(b) She did not plan to write anymore.
(c) She hated farm life.
(d) She was unhappy in her marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix make critical comments of in her diary from her early twenties?

2. Where would the Potter family go in the summer?

3. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?

4. How long did Beatrix's tenant farmer work on the farm after she bought it?

5. How did Beatrix feel growing up as a result of not being a part of her parents' lives?

(see the answer key)

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