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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 was Beatrix keen to adopt after marrying?

2. How big was Trouthbeck Park?

3. How did Beatrix set about protecting her chosen area of England?

4. What did Beatrix do to her farmhouse one year after buying the farm?

5. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories usually lack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lane say about the settings of Beatrix's stories?

2. What does Lane suggest allowed Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?

3. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?

4. What event does Lane consider as marking the end of Beatrix's creative period?

5. What became a problem for Beatrix due to her success and increasing fame?

6. How did Beatrix feel about being a celebrity?

7. How was the artwork in Beatrix's books different from other children's books?

8. How was Beatrix treated in America?

9. What interested Beatrix at Troutbeck Park?

10. How was Beatrix's time at Hill Top Farm reflected in the books she published?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the illustrations and photographs used. Why might these particular visual aids have been chosen? What do they tell the reader about Potter? Does a story develop based on the pictures?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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