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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did Americans treat Beatrix?
(a) With indifference.
(b) Harshly.
(c) As if she were a sideshow.
(d) With respect.
2. What is a common theme in Beatrix's work?
(a) Hunter and prey.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Prince and pauper.
(d) Misbehaving children.
3. To whom did Beatrix leave some of her copyrights?
(a) Her dearest fans.
(b) Bertram's widow.
(c) Norman's nephew.
(d) Her niece.
4. Dolls from which country overloaded the marketplace?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) America.
5. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?
(a) Seeing animals slaughtered.
(b) The financial expenses.
(c) The long work hours.
(d) Earning respect as a woman farmer.
6. Which area of England did Beatrix fight to protect?
(a) The Dorset coastline.
(b) Cotswolds.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) Somerset.
7. What did Beatrix focus on producing in 1910?
(a) Sets for a theatrical production.
(b) A museum exhibition.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) A novel for adults.
8. 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.
9. How did Beatrix find children's literature was treated in America?
(a) Seriously.
(b) As a novelty.
(c) With confusion.
(d) As an increasingly important genre.
10. How many children's books did Beatrice write in the eight years after she purchased her farm?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.
11. In Chapter 7, what did many members of the press think of Beatrix?
(a) She was untalented.
(b) She was delusional.
(c) She was gullible.
(d) She was dead.
12. What 'vulgarity' does Lane note Beatrix's works lacked?
(a) Slang words.
(b) Contemporary references.
(c) Commercialism.
(d) Violence.
13. Which individuals impressed Beatrix in Chapter 8?
(a) Shepherds.
(b) Animal breeders.
(c) Jockeys.
(d) Beekeepers.
14. How did the books Beatrix published after her marriage compare to her others?
(a) They were of lower quality.
(b) They were of superior quality.
(c) They were of equal quality.
(d) They were incomparable.
15. How did Beatrix feel about her demanding lifestyle after she married?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Tired.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Frustrated.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the person who visited Beatrix in 1927 discover?
2. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
3. Why did Beatrix hate change?
4. How did other books choose to illustrate animal characters?
5. What enabled Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?
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