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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Norman's personality made her more comfortable with him?
(a) His assertiveness.
(b) His friendliness.
(c) His shyness.
(d) His naivete.

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?
(a) To offer him a kitten.
(b) He was sick.
(c) For his birthday.
(d) To inform him he had won a prize.

7. What was Beatrix's first children's book?
(a) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
(b) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(c) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
(d) The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan.

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

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

10. What did Beatrix write a paper about which was given to the Linnaean Society of London?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Disappearing tree species.
(c) Mosses native to Scotland.
(d) Mold spores.

11. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?
(a) The Director of the Royal Ballet.
(b) The Director of the Royal Society of Arts.
(c) The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
(d) The Director of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

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

13. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?
(a) New Year's Day, 1902.
(b) Easter, 1902.
(c) Christmas, 1902.
(d) May Day, 1902.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?

2. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

3. How is "The Tailor of Gloucester" said to be different from Beatrix's other books?

4. Why did the people at the meeting in 1896 dislike Beatrix's drawings?

5. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?

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