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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. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?
(a) His assertiveness.
(b) His naivete.
(c) His friendliness.
(d) His shyness.

2. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Norman.
(c) Film stars.
(d) The local townspeople.

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

4. Where would the Potter family go in the summer?
(a) To Italy.
(b) To Spain.
(c) To France.
(d) To Scotland.

5. How old was Beatrix's father when he died?
(a) Sixty-three.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Eighty-one.
(d) Eighty-eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?

2. Over a span of how many years did Beatrix's best writing take place?

3. What was the name of the village local to Beatrix's farm?

4. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?

5. In Chapter 7, for what animal did Beatrix develop an interest?

(see the answer key)

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