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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 Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?
(a) Human foibles.
(b) The workings of children's imaginations.
(c) Archetypal characteristics.
(d) Entire species.

2. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?
(a) Create her own world.
(b) Ignore her parents' wisdom.
(c) Approach strangers.
(d) Make many friends.

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

4. How is Beatrix described as a child?
(a) Carefree, silly, and sweet.
(b) Loud, resilient, and stubborn.
(c) Passive, forlorn, and awkward.
(d) Quiet, solitary, and observant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the books Beatrix published after her marriage based on?

2. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?

3. What did Beatrix's parents object to in Chapter 4?

4. What was the name of the work Beatrix published only in America?

5. What was against Caroline's beliefs?

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