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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. What inspired the story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?
(a) Two ceramic mice figurines.
(b) Mice Beatrix caught in her kitchen.
(c) A story a little girl told Beatrix.
(d) Norman's pet mice.

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

9. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Four by five inches.
(b) Eight by eleven inches.
(c) Seven by nine inches.
(d) Three inches square.

10. What did Beatrix's parents discourage?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Painting and writing.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Crying.

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

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

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

14. What did Beatrix and her brother restore together as children?
(a) A rabbit hutch.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A printing press.
(d) A buggy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the diary, what did Beatrix resent?

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

3. How is Beatrix described as a child?

4. What fascinated Beatrix about Scotland during her childhood?

5. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?

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