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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Beatrix leave some of her copyrights?
(a) Her dearest fans.
(b) Bertram's widow.
(c) Her niece.
(d) Norman's nephew.

2. In her later years, what did Beatrix believe would depress her?
(a) Her gray hair.
(b) Growing old.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Death.

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

4. Which individuals impressed Beatrix in Chapter 8?
(a) Beekeepers.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Animal breeders.
(d) Jockeys.

5. What was the name of the village local to Beatrix's farm?
(a) Sidleby.
(b) Swan Hollow.
(c) Shepton.
(d) Sawrey.

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

7. Dolls from which country overloaded the marketplace?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

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

9. In Chapter 7, for what animal did Beatrix develop an interest?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Rabbits.

10. How did other books choose to illustrate animal characters?
(a) Grotesquely.
(b) Realistically.
(c) Colorfully.
(d) Abstractly.

11. What inspired the locals to think of Beatrix as an eccentric?
(a) Her indifference to how she dressed.
(b) The people who visited her.
(c) The way she talked to animals.
(d) Her farming methods.

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

13. How old was Beatrix's father when he died?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Eighty-eight.
(c) Sixty-three.
(d) Eighty-one.

14. What breed of sheep did Beatrix keep at Troutbeck Park?
(a) Drysdale sheep.
(b) Nolana sheep.
(c) Southdown sheep.
(d) Hardwick sheep.

15. What did Beatrix focus her life on after marrying?
(a) Charity work.
(b) Writing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Raising a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. After buying her farm, whom did Beatrix often depict in her books?

2. What did Beatrix's brother confess when his parents objected to Beatrix's second engagement?

3. What were the books Beatrix published after her marriage based on?

4. What animal did Beatrix note as being graceful and intelligent?

5. Even though she owned her own home, how much of Beatrix's time was she expected to spend with her parents?

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