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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. Who cracked the code in Beatrix's diary?
(a) Mr. Little.
(b) Mr. Linder.
(c) Mr. Limpet.
(d) Mr. Lowe.

2. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?
(a) Mean and cranky.
(b) Sad and forgiving.
(c) Cold and standoffish.
(d) Original and wild.

3. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Caught butterflied.
(b) Photographed animals.
(c) Wrote poetry.
(d) Hunted fowl.

4. Who urged Beatrix to submit "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" for publication?
(a) Her father.
(b) Uncle Roscoe Henry.
(c) Bertram.
(d) Canon Rawnsley.

5. When was Beatrix born?
(a) April 19th, 1862.
(b) November 4th, 1861.
(c) July 28th, 1866.
(d) January 10th, 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take to translate the code in Beatrix's diary?

2. Why didn't Beatrix's parents want her to marry Norman?

3. What would the servants do while the Potter family visited the sea?

4. What was Beatrix's parents' approach to religion?

5. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

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

3. Describe Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandfather.

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

5. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

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

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

8. Describe the Potter family's schedule during Beatrix's childhood.

9. What did Bertram and Beatrix do together as children?

10. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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