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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the people at the meeting in 1896 dislike Beatrix's drawings?
(a) They were uncolored.
(b) They were amateur.
(c) They were not abstract.
(d) They were not realistic.

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

3. What fascinated Beatrix about Scotland during her childhood?
(a) Its exotic feel.
(b) Its calming feel.
(c) Its dangerous feel.
(d) Its magical feel.

4. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?
(a) She became more shy.
(b) She became serious.
(c) She became distrustful.
(d) She became short-tempered.

5. What was the name of Beatrix's hedgehog character?
(a) Jeremy Fisher.
(b) Miss Moppet.
(c) Cecily Parsley.
(d) Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.

6. What was against Caroline's beliefs?
(a) Organized religion.
(b) Women working.
(c) Charity.
(d) Eating meat.

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

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

9. What was Beatrix's brother's name?
(a) Bertram.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Alistair.
(d) Dunstan.

10. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Filth.
(c) Her parents' disapproval.
(d) Silence.

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

12. Who was Canon Rawnsely?
(a) A Scottish laird.
(b) A professor.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A vicar.

13. How are Caroline's political views described?
(a) As radical.
(b) As conservative.
(c) As eccentric.
(d) As liberal.

14. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Literature.
(d) Religion.

15. What was Beatrix's full name?
(a) Helen Beatrix Potter.
(b) Jane Beatrix Potter.
(c) Melanie Beatrix Potter.
(d) Lucy Beatrix Potter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Norman died of________.

2. Where did Caroline have a home?

3. How is Beatrix's parents' schedule described?

4. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?

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

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