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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 Crompton legend.
(c) The Roscoe legend.
(d) The Leech legend.

2. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?
(a) The Mormons.
(b) The Presbyterians.
(c) The Unitarians.
(d) The Lutherans.

3. How long did it take to translate the code in Beatrix's diary?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

4. What would Beatrix sometimes write about while in Scotland?
(a) The people who lived nearby.
(b) Adventures around the world.
(c) The animals she saw.
(d) Characteristics of certain plants.

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

6. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?
(a) From a stomach disorder.
(b) From rheumatic fever.
(c) From bad air in her home.
(d) From a chest infection.

7. Beatrix's childhood nurse is described as ________________.
(a) A Liberal.
(b) A hillbilly.
(c) A Scottish Calvinist.
(d) An atheist.

8. How old were Beatrix and Norman when they decided to marry?
(a) Thirty-five years old.
(b) Nearly forty years old.
(c) Nearly thirty years old.
(d) Forty-five years old.

9. Who cracked the code in Beatrix's diary?
(a) Mr. Lowe.
(b) Mr. Limpet.
(c) Mr. Little.
(d) Mr. Linder.

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

11. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?
(a) Make many friends.
(b) Create her own world.
(c) Approach strangers.
(d) Ignore her parents' wisdom.

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

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

14. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Plants and animals.
(d) Matchbooks.

15. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?
(a) Mean and cranky.
(b) Original and wild.
(c) Sad and forgiving.
(d) Cold and standoffish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year was the code in Beatrix's diary cracked?

3. Which member of the Potter family was not interested in art?

4. What did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

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

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