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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Beatrix excited to show off at local county fairs?
(a) Her farm animals.
(b) Her baking skills.
(c) Her art work.
(d) Her affection for the community.

2. In what year did Beatrix die?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1945.

3. Who took care of Beatrix's property during World War I?
(a) A hired worker.
(b) Beatrix.
(c) Beatrix's father.
(d) Bertram.

4. Which characters did Beatrix imbue with a sense of pride and self-reliance?
(a) Her child characters.
(b) Her housewife characters.
(c) Her foreign characters.
(d) Her rabbit characters.

5. What health issue did Beatrix face in 1939?
(a) She had an operation.
(b) She broke her leg.
(c) She started to lose her hearing.
(d) She had a heart attack.

6. How did Beatrix feel about being famous in her middle age?
(a) Intrigued.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Alarmed.
(d) Excited.

7. Which of the following does Lane NOT say is expressed in Beatrix's works?
(a) Natural Beauty.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Freshness.

8. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Norman.
(c) Film stars.
(d) The local townspeople.

9. Why did Beatrix publish her later stories?
(a) To regain her previous glory.
(b) To prove to her publisher that she could still sell books.
(c) To make money.
(d) To show appreciation to her American fans.

10. What was the name of the tenant farmer of Beatrix's farm?
(a) John Calders.
(b) John Caldwell.
(c) John Cartwright.
(d) John Cannon.

11. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
(a) Jemima Puddle-Duck.
(b) Tom Kitten.
(c) Timmy Tiptoes.
(d) Peter Rabbit.

12. How many books did Beatrix publish after her marriage?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

13. Which of Beatrix's American-published books was a failure?
(a) "The Fairy Caravan."
(b) "The Tale of Little Pig Robinson."
(c) "Sister Anne."
(d) "Wag-by Wall."

14. Who visited Beatrix in 1927?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) An angry publisher.
(c) A friend from school.
(d) A fan.

15. What did Beatrix's brother confess when his parents objected to Beatrix's second engagement?
(a) He arranged Beatrix's engagement.
(b) He had married a farm girl.
(c) He was divorced.
(d) He would never marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of comicality does Lane say is expressed on each page of Beatrix's books?

2. Dolls from which country overloaded the marketplace?

3. What animal inspired Beatrix to write "The Roly-Poly Pudding"?

4. How old was Beatrix's father when he died?

5. What happened on Beatrix's farm just before World War I ended?

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