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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. Why didn't Beatrix publish one of her books in Britain?
(a) It was too autobiographical.
(b) She wanted to give a special gift to Americans.
(c) The cost of distribution was too high.
(d) It was anti-British.

2. What breed of sheep did Beatrix keep at Troutbeck Park?
(a) Southdown sheep.
(b) Drysdale sheep.
(c) Nolana sheep.
(d) Hardwick sheep.

3. What was the name of the second farm Beatrix bought in 1909?
(a) Camelot Farm.
(b) Castle Farm.
(c) Fortress Farm.
(d) Kingdom Farm.

4. How did Beatrix find children's literature was treated in America?
(a) As a novelty.
(b) Seriously.
(c) With confusion.
(d) As an increasingly important genre.

5. In Chapter 5, what is said to have become a problem for Beatrix as she got more famous?
(a) Trespassers on her farm.
(b) Harassment by the press.
(c) Hate mail.
(d) Infringements on her copyrights.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Beatrix die?

2. What was the name of the village local to Beatrix's farm?

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

4. What did the person who visited Beatrix in 1927 discover?

5. What is a common theme in Beatrix's work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened in Beatrix's life just before World War I ended?

3. What were Beatrix's initial plans for Hill Top Farm and its tenant farmer?

4. How did Beatrix feel about being a celebrity?

5. In what way was Beatrix's purchase of Hill Top Farm symbolic?

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

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

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

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

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

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