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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 health issue did Beatrix face in 1939?
(a) She had an operation.
(b) She started to lose her hearing.
(c) She broke her leg.
(d) She had a heart attack.

2. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?
(a) A half-hearted attempt at devotion.
(b) Calm and unenthusiastic.
(c) Complete obedience and faith.
(d) Rigid and unforgiving.

3. What does Lane say Beatrix was able to illustrate with her animal characters?
(a) England's biodiversity.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Mischievousness.
(d) Human emotion.

4. What was Beatrix mesmerized by at Troutbeck?
(a) The mysterious fog.
(b) The size of the plot.
(c) The scenery.
(d) The kindness of the locals.

5. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?
(a) May Day, 1902.
(b) Easter, 1902.
(c) Christmas, 1902.
(d) New Year's Day, 1902.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a common theme in Beatrix's work?

2. What does Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?

3. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?

4. According to Chapter 4, Beatrix worried her publisher wouldn't like ________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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