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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's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Buy a house.
(b) Negotiate with the publisher.
(c) Secure her copyrights.
(d) Arrange an advertising campaign.

2. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?
(a) The Director of the Royal Ballet.
(b) The Director of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
(c) The Director of the Royal Society of Arts.
(d) The Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

3. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?
(a) From bad air in her home.
(b) From rheumatic fever.
(c) From a stomach disorder.
(d) From a chest infection.

4. What was Beatrix's full name?
(a) Lucy Beatrix Potter.
(b) Helen Beatrix Potter.
(c) Melanie Beatrix Potter.
(d) Jane Beatrix Potter.

5. What ideas did Beatrix believe in as stated in Chapter 1?
(a) The ideas of lightness and darkness.
(b) The ideas of heredity.
(c) The ideas of animal behavior.
(d) The ideas of familial love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beatrix's diary often talk about?

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

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

4. What was Beatrix's brother's name?

5. How is Beatrix described as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader learn about the Crompton family history?

3. What did Beatrix's parents fear about the Warnes family? Why didn't Beatrix's parents want Beatrix to marry Norman?

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

5. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

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

7. What kind of lifestyle did Beatrix's parents live while in Bolton Gardens?

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

9. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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

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