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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?
(a) Draw them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Skin them.
(d) Bury them.

2. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?
(a) The Warnes disliked them.
(b) The Warnes were stealing from Beatrix.
(c) The Warnes were incompetent.
(d) The Warnes would corrupt Beatrix.

3. What did Beatrix's parents object to in Chapter 4?
(a) Her feud with her brother.
(b) Her stories' subject matter.
(c) Her distance from them.
(d) Her charitable donations.

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

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

6. What was Beatrix's father's profession?
(a) Barrister.
(b) General.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Author.

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

8. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?
(a) Houston.
(b) Harking.
(c) Hutton.
(d) Holmes.

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

10. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Wrote poetry.
(b) Photographed animals.
(c) Caught butterflied.
(d) Hunted fowl.

11. According to the diary, what did Beatrix resent?
(a) Her critics.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Living in the city.
(d) Becoming an adult.

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

13. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?
(a) Rigid and unforgiving.
(b) A half-hearted attempt at devotion.
(c) Complete obedience and faith.
(d) Calm and unenthusiastic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?

2. Where was Beatrix born?

3. What would the servants do while the Potter family visited the sea?

4. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?

5. Who urged Beatrix to submit "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for publication?

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