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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How big was Trouthbeck Park?
(a) Two thousand acres.
(b) Five hundred acres.
(c) Twenty-four acres.
(d) Four thousand acres.

4. What does the author say of Beatrix's art works?
(a) They were sweet.
(b) They were well executed.
(c) They were easily imitated by children.
(d) They were amateurish.

5. What was Beatrix mesmerized by at Troutbeck?
(a) The size of the plot.
(b) The mysterious fog.
(c) The kindness of the locals.
(d) The scenery.

6. Where did Beatrix find her mother a new home after the War?
(a) Near Lake Windermere.
(b) In Kent.
(c) At a farm near Hill Top.
(d) A few blocks away from Bolton Gardens.

7. What happened on Beatrix's farm just before World War I ended?
(a) The harvest was ruined.
(b) Beatrix had a larger barn built.
(c) Her pigs got sick and died.
(d) The farm house burned down.

8. Lane describes the seam running underneath the main narrative of Beatrix's work as__________.
(a) Educational.
(b) Comical.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Toughness.

9. How did Americans treat Beatrix?
(a) Harshly.
(b) With respect.
(c) With indifference.
(d) As if she were a sideshow.

10. What animal inspired Beatrix to write "The Roly-Poly Pudding"?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Weasels.
(d) Rats.

11. What does Lane believe was Beatrix's best work after her 'golden decade'?
(a) Her integration into the village.
(b) Her work at Troutbeck.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her National Trust work.

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

13. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?
(a) The financial expenses.
(b) Earning respect as a woman farmer.
(c) Seeing animals slaughtered.
(d) The long work hours.

14. How is Beatrix described at the age of forty?
(a) As proud.
(b) As priggish.
(c) As persistent.
(d) As plump.

15. According to the author, Beatrix's water colors were perfect for ____________.
(a) Merchandising.
(b) Very young children.
(c) The time they were published.
(d) Beatrix's genre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lane say Beatrix was able to illustrate with her animal characters?

2. Who took care of Beatrix's property during World War I?

3. Why didn't Beatrix publish one of her books in Britain?

4. What did Beatrix do to her farmhouse one year after buying the farm?

5. Who visited Beatrix in 1927?

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