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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The House in Bedford Square.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around what holiday would the Potter family visit the sea?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Victoria Day.

2. What did Warnes tell Beatrix she would have to do if she wanted him to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Rewrite the story to be about humans.
(b) Color her drawings.
(c) Find a more experienced illustrator.
(d) Cut the story down by five pages.

3. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Two hundred-fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

4. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?
(a) As glamorous.
(b) As eccentric.
(c) As creative.
(d) As naive.

5. What did Beatrix's diary often talk about?
(a) Her family's past.
(b) Her ambitions.
(c) Her pets.
(d) Her travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?

2. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?

3. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?

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

5. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

(see the answer key)

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