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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. Whom did Beatrix become engaged to in Chapter 5?
(a) William Healey.
(b) William Harper.
(c) William Heelis.
(d) William Hawkes.

2. Which individuals impressed Beatrix in Chapter 8?
(a) Jockeys.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Animal breeders.
(d) Beekeepers.

3. In her later years, what did Beatrix believe would depress her?
(a) Death.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Her gray hair.
(d) Growing old.

4. What did Beatrix focus her life on after marrying?
(a) Farming.
(b) Raising a family.
(c) Writing.
(d) Charity work.

5. What animal did Beatrix note as being graceful and intelligent?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep dogs.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the farm Beatrix purchased in 1905?

2. What was the name of the tenant farmer of Beatrix's farm?

3. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?

4. How big was Trouthbeck Park?

5. How did Beatrix describe the interactions of her Troutbeck sheep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What side projects did Beatrix pass her time with when she was not at her farm?

2. How was the artwork in Beatrix's books different from other children's books?

3. What event does Lane consider as marking the end of Beatrix's creative period?

4. What became a problem for Beatrix due to her success and increasing fame?

5. What does Lane believe was Beatrix's greatest achievement after her 'golden decade' of writing?

6. What was Beatrix's "The Fairy Caravan" about?

7. Where did Beatrix settle her mother after her father's death?

8. Why did Beatrix publish "The Fairy Caravan"? Why didn't she release it in Britain?

9. According to Lane, what put an end to Beatrix's best writing years?

10. What does Lane say was the core of Beatrix's genius?

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