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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Mrs. Heelis of Sawrey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lane describes the seam running underneath the main narrative of Beatrix's work as__________.
(a) Toughness.
(b) Comical.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Educational.

2. Which of Beatrix's American-published books was a failure?
(a) "Sister Anne."
(b) "The Tale of Little Pig Robinson."
(c) "The Fairy Caravan."
(d) "Wag-by Wall."

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

4. According to Chapter 4, Beatrix worried her publisher wouldn't like ________________.
(a) Her water color illustrations.
(b) Her rhymes.
(c) Her characters.
(d) Her story's moral.

5. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its vibrancy.
(c) Its solemnity.
(d) Its coldness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?

2. How is Beatrix described as a child?

3. What holiday did the Potter family never celebrate?

4. What is characteristic of many of the locations in Beatrix's books?

5. What breed of sheep did Beatrix keep at Troutbeck Park?

(see the answer key)

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