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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 was Beatrix's father's name?
(a) Rupert Potter.
(b) James Potter.
(c) Lenny Potter.
(d) Gerald Potter.

2. What did Beatrix NOT think was beautiful during her trips to Scotland?
(a) Animals.
(b) Cottages.
(c) Rock formations.
(d) Farms.

3. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?
(a) Victoria Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Easter.

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

5. What was Beatrix's first children's book?
(a) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
(b) The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan.
(c) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
(d) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

2. In what fad of the time did Beatrix's father like to engage?

3. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?

4. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

5. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

8. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

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

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

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