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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) Books.
(b) Operas.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Plays.

2. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?
(a) Twenty-four years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Thirty-two years old.
(d) Twenty-eight years old.

3. Beatrix's childhood nurse is described as ________________.
(a) A hillbilly.
(b) An atheist.
(c) A Scottish Calvinist.
(d) A Liberal.

4. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?
(a) They were lucky with stocks.
(b) Her father worked constantly.
(c) Her mother had an excellent business sense.
(d) They inherited their money.

5. What would Beatrix carry instead of luggage on her travels?
(a) Picnic baskets.
(b) An easel and paintbox.
(c) Laundry bags.
(d) Animals carriers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

2. What year was the code in Beatrix's diary cracked?

3. How old were Beatrix and Norman when they decided to marry?

4. Who cracked the code in Beatrix's diary?

5. What interests did Miss Hammond encourage in Beatrix?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

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

4. What happened when Beatrix wrote a paper on mold spores?

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

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

7. What did Bertram and Beatrix do with the animal corpses they found as children?

8. What came from the diary found decades after Beatrix's death?

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

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

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