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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. How did the books Beatrix published after her marriage compare to her others?

2. What enabled Beatrix to add a deeper level of reality to her characters?

3. In Chapter 7, what types of women are said to have sought Beatrix out?

4. What happened on Beatrix's farm just before World War I ended?

5. What kind of comicality does Lane say is expressed on each page of Beatrix's books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Beatrix's life just before World War I ended?

2. What were Beatrix's initial plans for Hill Top Farm and its tenant farmer?

3. How did Beatrix feel about old age?

4. What was Beatrix's "The Fairy Caravan" about?

5. What does Lane say caused "Sister Anne" to fail?

6. What inspired Beatrix's story, "Roly-Poly Pudding"?

7. How was Beatrix treated in America?

8. What does Lane say of the subtleties in Beatrix's stories?

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

10. How did Beatrix prepare for her operation in 1939?

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

Discuss Beatrix's childhood. How did Beatrix spend her childhood? Did she have a happy childhood? What were her interests and hobbies as a child? What was her personality like as a child?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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