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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. What did Beatrix make critical comments of in her diary from her early twenties?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Books.
(c) Plays.
(d) Operas.

2. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?
(a) Complete obedience and faith.
(b) Rigid and unforgiving.
(c) Calm and unenthusiastic.
(d) A half-hearted attempt at devotion.

3. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?
(a) Ink.
(b) Sculpting clay.
(c) Soap.
(d) Root beer.

4. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Wrote poetry.
(b) Caught butterflied.
(c) Hunted fowl.
(d) Photographed animals.

5. In Chapter 4, what was Beatrix said to have thought was "the crown of a woman's life"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Her home.
(c) Motherhood.
(d) Her fashion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Warnes tell Beatrix she would have to do if she wanted him to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

2. Who urged Beatrix to submit "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for publication?

3. What did Beatrix use to help draw the art for "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

4. How is Beatrix described as a child?

5. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

2. How was the Warne family different from Beatrix's family?

3. Why did Beatrix write letters to sick children in the 1880s? What were the letters about?

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

5. What inspired the story, "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

6. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

7. How did Beatrix and Norman grow closer to one another?

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

9. Describe the Potter family's schedule during Beatrix's childhood.

10. What happened when Beatrix considered illustrating a book on fungi?

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