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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year did Beatrix finish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1905.

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

4. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Victoria Day.
(d) Christmas.

5. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Eight by eleven inches.
(b) Seven by nine inches.
(c) Four by five inches.
(d) Three inches square.

6. What inspired the story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?
(a) Mice Beatrix caught in her kitchen.
(b) A story a little girl told Beatrix.
(c) Norman's pet mice.
(d) Two ceramic mice figurines.

7. Who urged Beatrix to submit "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for publication?
(a) Uncle Roscoe Henry.
(b) Canon Rawnsley.
(c) Her father.
(d) Bertram.

8. What would Beatrix's father do in the summer during their vacation?
(a) Hunt and fish.
(b) Work.
(c) Gamble and play sports.
(d) Paint.

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

10. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

11. What was Beatrix's father's name?
(a) Rupert Potter.
(b) James Potter.
(c) Lenny Potter.
(d) Gerald Potter.

12. 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 short-tempered.
(d) She became distrustful.

13. How is "The Tailor of Gloucester" said to be different from Beatrix's other books?
(a) It is more adult.
(b) It is more diverse.
(c) It is in rhyme.
(d) It is about human characters.

14. What did Beatrix use to help draw the art for "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?
(a) Norman's pet mice.
(b) Models.
(c) Stencils.
(d) Photographs.

15. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Groundhogs.
(c) Mice.
(d) Owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of animal corpses would Beatrix and her brother keep?

2. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?

3. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?

4. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?

5. What was Beatrix's first children's book?

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