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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. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?

2. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?

3. Who cracked the code in Beatrix's diary?

4. How did Beatrix feel growing up as a result of not being a part of her parents' lives?

5. What did Warnes tell Beatrix she would have to do if she wanted him to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. While in Gloucester, what story did Beatrix compose? What did she think of this story?

4. Were Beatrix's parents religious?

5. Why were Bertram and Beatrix in the countryside with their father?

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

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

8. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lane's writing style? What is the writing style of the biography "The Tale of Beatrix Potter"? Is the writing style of this book similar to other biographies? Why might a clear and concise writing style be important for this type of work?

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

Describe Beatrix's personality. How might one describe Beatrix's personality as a child? How did her personality change as she matured? What were her defining character traits?

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