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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. According to the author, Beatrix's water colors were perfect for ____________.
(a) The time they were published.
(b) Very young children.
(c) Merchandising.
(d) Beatrix's genre.

2. What does the author say of Beatrix's art works?
(a) They were easily imitated by children.
(b) They were amateurish.
(c) They were well executed.
(d) They were sweet.

3. To whom did Beatrix leave some of her copyrights?
(a) Her niece.
(b) Bertram's widow.
(c) Norman's nephew.
(d) Her dearest fans.

4. Lane describes the seam running underneath the main narrative of Beatrix's work as__________.
(a) Toughness.
(b) Comical.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Educational.

5. How did Beatrix feel about being famous in her middle age?
(a) Intrigued.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Excited.
(d) Alarmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is said to have become a problem for Beatrix as she got more famous?

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

3. What was Beatrix mesmerized by at Troutbeck?

4. What does Lane say is a fine art for which Beatrix had a talent?

5. In Chapter 7, what types of women are said to have sought Beatrix out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interested Beatrix at Troutbeck Park?

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

3. How did Beatrix's parents react to her engagement to Mr. Heelis? How did her brother defend her?

4. How did Beatrix feel about old age?

5. What does Lane suggest allowed Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?

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

7. What does Lane say of the subtleties in Beatrix's stories?

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

9. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories lacked?

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

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