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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 did Beatrix's parents help her do prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Arrange an advertising campaign.
(b) Negotiate with the publisher.
(c) Secure her copyrights.
(d) Buy a house.

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

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

4. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?
(a) She became more shy.
(b) She became serious.
(c) She became short-tempered.
(d) She became distrustful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of comicality does Lane say is expressed on each page of Beatrix's books?

2. What was Beatrix's father's name?

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

4. What was the name of the village local to Beatrix's farm?

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

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