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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 do in the countryside while visiting Caroline?
(a) Photographed animals.
(b) Wrote poetry.
(c) Caught butterflied.
(d) Hunted fowl.

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

3. What 'vulgarity' does Lane note Beatrix's works lacked?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Slang words.
(c) Violence.
(d) Contemporary references.

4. What was the name of Beatrix's hedgehog character?
(a) Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
(b) Miss Moppet.
(c) Cecily Parsley.
(d) Jeremy Fisher.

5. What fascinated Beatrix about Scotland during her childhood?
(a) Its dangerous feel.
(b) Its calming feel.
(c) Its magical feel.
(d) Its exotic feel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

2. What language did Beatrix work to translate her books into?

3. What did Beatrix's parents discourage?

4. What kind of lessons did Beatrix take as an adult?

5. What would Beatrix's father do in the summer during their vacation?

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