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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

2. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

3. How is Beatrix described as a child?

4. What was Beatrix's first children's book?

5. What did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bertram and Beatrix do with the animal corpses they found as children?

2. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

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

4. Were Beatrix's parents religious?

5. How did Beatrix deal with the pain of Norman's death?

6. How was the Warne family different from Beatrix's family?

7. What came from the diary found decades after Beatrix's death?

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

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

10. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the climax of the biography. What takes place during the climax of the book? Why is this a climactic time in Beatrix's life? How does this time period impact her life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Beatrix's life. How did the Victorian and Edwardian values of the time shape and influence Beatrix's life? What did she think of Bolton Gardens? How did Scotland and the Lake District impact her?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Beatrix Potter's canon of work. What are some common themes and motifs of the stories? Who are some of the more popular characters? Where did Beatrix gain inspiration from for the characters and settings of the books? Why were some of the stories more successful than others?

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