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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. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?

2. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?

3. What did Beatrix and her brother make together as children?

4. What began to influence Beatrix's personality during her childhood?

5. What did Beatrix do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Beatrix go about printing her own copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

2. What does the reader learn about the Crompton family history?

3. Describe Mrs. Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandmother.

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

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

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

7. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

8. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about Beatrix's beliefs?

9. What kind of job did Beatrix's father have? What did he do in his spare time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beatrix's first serious romantic relationship was with Norman Warne. How did they meet? What sort of relationship did they have at first? How did they grow closer? How did Beatrix's parents react to their engagement? How did Beatrix handle Norman's death?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Beatrix's marriage to Mr William Heelis. How did Potter meet Heelis? Why did Beatrix's parents not allow the engagement at first? Where did Beatrix and William settle? Was Beatrix happy in her marriage? How did her marriage to William change her and her life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Beatrix's life after she married. How did her life change after she married William Heelis? Why did she stop writing? What did she become passionate about? How did her personality change?

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