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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What part of animal corpses would Beatrix and her brother keep?
(a) The skins.
(b) The teeth.
(c) No parts.
(d) The bones.

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

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

5. How did Beatrix view her childhood surroundings?
(a) As pretentious.
(b) As oppressive.
(c) As fun.
(d) As something to escape.

6. What would Beatrix and her brother often do with the animals and plants they observed?
(a) Write stories about them.
(b) Give them new names.
(c) Photograph them.
(d) Paint and draw them.

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

8. What did Beatrix ask to sketch in Chapter 4?
(a) People.
(b) Shop interiors.
(c) Cottages.
(d) Farm animals.

9. How did Beatrix feel growing up as a result of not being a part of her parents' lives?
(a) Unwanted.
(b) Free.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Independent.

10. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?
(a) As naive.
(b) As glamorous.
(c) As eccentric.
(d) As creative.

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

12. How is Beatrix's parents' schedule described?
(a) Empty and rather sad.
(b) Mundane and routine.
(c) Hectic and chaotic.
(d) Full of unimportant affairs.

13. What did Bertram's art focus on?
(a) The English coast.
(b) Cityscapes.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) The Scottish countryside.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Beatrix born?

3. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?

4. What did Beatrix write a paper about which was given to the Linnaean Society of London?

5. What legend did Beatrix's parents respect?

(see the answer keys)

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