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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. The people at the meeting in 1896 were skeptical of ____________.

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

3. In what fad of the time did Beatrix's father like to engage?

4. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?

5. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Beatrix think of her childhood surroundings?

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

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

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

6. Why did Beatrix write letters to sick children in the 1880s? What were the letters about?

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

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

9. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

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

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

Analyze Beatrix's venture into politics. Why did she become interested in politics? What aspects of politics did she become interested in? How did these interests relate to her work as a writer and illustrator?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the biography "The Tale of Beatrix Potter." How did Lane decide to end the book? Is it a happy ending? Why or why not? Are there any surprises or unanswered questions?

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