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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Beatrix Potter Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which characters did Beatrix imbue with a sense of pride and self-reliance?
(a) Her rabbit characters.
(b) Her child characters.
(c) Her housewife characters.
(d) Her foreign characters.

2. What did Beatrix NOT think was beautiful during her trips to Scotland?
(a) Rock formations.
(b) Cottages.
(c) Farms.
(d) Animals.

3. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its solemnity.
(c) Its vibrancy.
(d) Its coldness.

4. What did Beatrix ask to sketch in Chapter 4?
(a) Farm animals.
(b) Shop interiors.
(c) People.
(d) Cottages.

5. Lane describes the seam running underneath the main narrative of Beatrix's work as__________.
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Toughness.
(c) Educational.
(d) Comical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?

3. Over a span of how many years did Beatrix's best writing take place?

4. Norman died of________.

5. What did Beatrix use to help draw the art for "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

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