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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Arrange an advertising campaign.
(d) Buy a house.

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

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

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

6. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?
(a) "The Tale of Poppy Bunny."
(b) "The Tale of Flopsy Bunny."
(c) "The Tale of Velvet Bunny."
(d) "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny."

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

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

9. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its coldness.
(c) Its vibrancy.
(d) Its solemnity.

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

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

12. What would Beatrix carry instead of luggage on her travels?
(a) Laundry bags.
(b) Picnic baskets.
(c) An easel and paintbox.
(d) Animals carriers.

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

14. Who was Miss Hammond?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) An author.
(c) A schoolmistress.
(d) A cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Norman died of________.

3. What holiday did the Potter family never celebrate?

4. How is Beatrix described as a child?

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

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