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

2. Why didn't Beatrix's parents want her to marry Norman?
(a) He was younger than Beatrix.
(b) He was a social climber.
(c) He was wealthy.
(d) He was a publisher.

3. What did Beatrix and her brother restore together as children?
(a) A rabbit hutch.
(b) A printing press.
(c) A buggy.
(d) A bicycle.

4. What interests did Miss Hammond encourage in Beatrix?
(a) Her interest in nature.
(b) Her interest in farming.
(c) Her interest in writing.
(d) Her interest in travel.

5. What would Beatrix's father do in the summer during their vacation?
(a) Gamble and play sports.
(b) Hunt and fish.
(c) Paint.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?

2. What would Beatrix carry instead of luggage on her travels?

3. What part of animal corpses would Beatrix and her brother keep?

4. What legend did Beatrix's parents respect?

5. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandfather.

3. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

4. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

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

6. What kind of job did Beatrix's father have? What did he do in his spare time?

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

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

9. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

10. Why were Bertram and Beatrix in the countryside with their father?

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