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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 is characteristic of many of the locations in Beatrix's books?
(a) They are imaginary.
(b) They are free of humans.
(c) They are named after her friends.
(d) They are real.

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

3. How did children respond to "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?
(a) They were frightened by it.
(b) They didn't understand it.
(c) They loved it.
(d) They were bored by it.

4. What did Beatrix initially plan to do with her farm?
(a) Manage it from afar.
(b) Move her parents there.
(c) Turn it into a goat farm.
(d) Turn it into a studio and gallery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?

2. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?

3. For what type of equality did Beatrix's grandfather campaign?

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

5. What did Beatrix's brother confess when his parents objected to Beatrix's second engagement?

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