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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. What kind of message did Beatrix's setting help convey?
(a) A complex one.
(b) A simple one.
(c) A scientific one.
(d) A naturalistic one.

2. What kind of comicality does Lane say is expressed on each page of Beatrix's books?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Satirical.
(c) Slapstick.
(d) Parody.

3. According to Chapter 2, why were Beatrix and her brother in the countryside with their parents?
(a) For safety.
(b) For their father's amusement.
(c) For their father's business.
(d) To visit family.

4. What would Beatrix sometimes write about while in Scotland?
(a) Adventures around the world.
(b) Characteristics of certain plants.
(c) The people who lived nearby.
(d) The animals she saw.

5. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Beatrix view her childhood surroundings?

3. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?

4. According to Chapter 2, which of the following did not bother Beatrix?

5. What did Beatrix do with flowers after her brother left home?

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