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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what was Beatrix said to have thought was "the crown of a woman's life"?
(a) Her fashion.
(b) Her home.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Motherhood.

4. What did Beatrix write a paper about which was given to the Linnaean Society of London?
(a) Disappearing tree species.
(b) Mosses native to Scotland.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Mold spores.

5. Who was angered by the condescension at the meeting in 1896?
(a) Uncle Henry.
(b) Beatrix.
(c) Bertram.
(d) Mrs. Potter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, Beatrix worried her publisher wouldn't like ________________.

2. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?

3. Whom did Beatrix's Uncle Roscoe arrange for her to meet in 1896?

4. What would Beatrix carry instead of luggage on her travels?

5. How many copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" did Beatrix have printed originally?

(see the answer key)

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