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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 year was the code in Beatrix's diary cracked?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1944.

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

3. Norman died of________.
(a) Influenza.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Leukemia.

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

5. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Three inches square.
(b) Four by five inches.
(c) Seven by nine inches.
(d) Eight by eleven inches.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

3. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

4. While in Gloucester, what story did Beatrix compose? What did she think of this story?

5. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

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

7. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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

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

10. Were Beatrix's parents religious?

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