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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Draw them.
(c) Trade their seeds.
(d) Press them.

3. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?
(a) Twenty-four years old.
(b) Thirty-two years old.
(c) Twenty-eight years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

4. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?
(a) Her mother had an excellent business sense.
(b) Her father worked constantly.
(c) They inherited their money.
(d) They were lucky with stocks.

5. In what fad of the time did Beatrix's father like to engage?
(a) Stage acting.
(b) Bird watching.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Amateur photography.

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

7. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?
(a) For safety.
(b) To visit family.
(c) For their father's amusement.
(d) For their father's business.

8. For what type of equality did Beatrix's grandfather campaign?
(a) Gender equality.
(b) Workplace equality.
(c) Religious equality.
(d) Racial equality.

9. What kind of lessons did Beatrix take as an adult?
(a) Drawing lessons.
(b) Singing lessons.
(c) Etiquette lessons.
(d) Cooking lessons.

10. What did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Negotiate with the publisher.
(b) Secure her copyrights.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Arrange an advertising campaign.

11. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?
(a) Sculpting clay.
(b) Root beer.
(c) Ink.
(d) Soap.

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

13. What legend did Beatrix's parents respect?
(a) The Crompton legend.
(b) The Roscoe legend.
(c) The Potter legend.
(d) The Leech legend.

14. What did Beatrix make critical comments of in her diary from her early twenties?
(a) Operas.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Books.
(d) Plays.

15. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Draw them.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Skin them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?

2. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?

3. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?

4. Who was Miss Hammond?

5. What holiday did the Potter family never celebrate?

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