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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. Which individuals impressed Beatrix in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 7, what did many members of the press think of Beatrix?

3. What kind of message did Beatrix's setting help convey?

4. What 'vulgarity' does Lane note Beatrix's works lacked?

5. What health issue did Beatrix face in 1939?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?

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

5. What side projects did Beatrix pass her time with when she was not at her farm?

6. What interested Beatrix at Troutbeck Park?

7. What does Lane believe was Beatrix's greatest achievement after her 'golden decade' of writing?

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

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

10. How was Beatrix treated in America?

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 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 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?

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