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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 many children's books did Beatrice write in the eight years after she purchased her farm?

2. In what year did Beatrix write "Johnny Town-Mouse"?

3. What was Beatrix keen to adopt after marrying?

4. What did Beatrix's brother confess when his parents objected to Beatrix's second engagement?

5. What was the name of the second farm Beatrix bought in 1909?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interested Beatrix at Troutbeck Park?

2. In what way was Beatrix's purchase of Hill Top Farm symbolic?

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

4. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories lacked?

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

6. What softened Beatrix's reticence for interacting with the public?

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

8. Why did Beatrix publish "The Fairy Caravan"? Why didn't she release it in Britain?

9. How was Beatrix treated in America?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Beatrix's life after she married. How did her life change after she married William Heelis? Why did she stop writing? What did she become passionate about? How did her personality change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflicts which Beatrix faced during her life. Beatrix was often in conflict with her parents. What was often the cause of her conflicts with her parents? How did she overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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