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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. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
(a) Tom Kitten.
(b) Timmy Tiptoes.
(c) Jemima Puddle-Duck.
(d) Peter Rabbit.

2. How is Beatrix described at the age of forty?
(a) As proud.
(b) As persistent.
(c) As plump.
(d) As priggish.

3. How long did Beatrix's tenant farmer work on the farm after she bought it?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Seven years.

4. What does Lane say is a fine art for which Beatrix had a talent?
(a) Keeping her admiring public at a distance.
(b) Entertaining children and adults alike.
(c) Dealing with publishers.
(d) Expressing truth through fantasy.

5. What was the name of the work Beatrix published only in America?
(a) "The Elephant of Palmer Road."
(b) "The Mousetrap."
(c) "Willow Wonderland."
(d) "The Fairy Caravan."

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspired the locals to think of Beatrix as an eccentric?

2. What does Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?

3. How many children's books did Beatrice write in the eight years after she purchased her farm?

4. How did Beatrix feel about her demanding lifestyle after she married?

5. Which characters did Beatrix imbue with a sense of pride and self-reliance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Beatrix's time at Hill Top Farm reflected in the books she published?

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

3. What inspired Beatrix's story, "Roly-Poly Pudding"?

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

5. What does Lane say about the settings of Beatrix's stories?

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

7. How did Beatrix prepare for her operation in 1939?

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

9. What softened Beatrix's reticence for interacting with the public?

10. What does Lane say caused "Sister Anne" to fail?

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