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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 began to influence Beatrix's personality during her childhood?

2. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?

3. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?

4. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?

5. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Beatrix wrote a paper on mold spores?

3. What inspired the story, "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

4. How did Beatrix and Norman grow closer to one another?

5. What happened when Beatrix considered illustrating a book on fungi?

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

7. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

8. Were Beatrix's parents religious?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the members of Beatrix's family. What were the defining characteristics of Beatrix's father, mother, and brother? What does the reader learn of Beatrix's family history? Did Beatrix get along well with her family? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Beatrix yearned for a sense of independence from her parents. Why were her parents so strict, even when Beatrix was a woman of an advanced age? How did Beatrix gain a sense of independence? How did she finally leave her parents house?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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