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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?
(a) For their father's business.
(b) For their father's amusement.
(c) To visit family.
(d) For safety.

2. What holiday did the Potter family never celebrate?
(a) St. Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

3. Which member of the Potter family was not interested in art?
(a) Mrs. Potter.
(b) Uncle Roscoe Henry.
(c) Beatrix.
(d) Mr. Potter.

4. How is Beatrix's parents' schedule described?
(a) Mundane and routine.
(b) Empty and rather sad.
(c) Hectic and chaotic.
(d) Full of unimportant affairs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Caroline's political views described?

2. What would Beatrix and her brother often do with the animals and plants they observed?

3. What kind of lessons did Beatrix take as an adult?

4. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?

5. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandmother.

2. How did Beatrix deal with the pain of Norman's death?

3. How did Beatrix go about printing her own copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

4. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about Beatrix's beliefs?

6. How did Beatrix spend her days after Bertram left home?

7. How is Beatrix's cousin Caroline Hutton described in Chapter 4?

8. Why was Bolton Gardens full of excitement prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

9. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?

10. How did Beatrix feel about her life growing up?

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