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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Mrs. Heelis of Sawrey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did other books choose to illustrate animal characters?
(a) Abstractly.
(b) Colorfully.
(c) Realistically.
(d) Grotesquely.

2. What was Beatrix excited to show off at local county fairs?
(a) Her farm animals.
(b) Her art work.
(c) Her baking skills.
(d) Her affection for the community.

3. The people at the meeting in 1896 were skeptical of ____________.
(a) Beatrix's credentials.
(b) Beatrix's theories.
(c) Beatrix's talent.
(d) Beatrix's sanity.

4. Who was Miss Hammond?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A schoolmistress.
(d) An author.

5. What did Beatrix live without during her youth?
(a) Literature.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the books Beatrix published after her marriage compare to her others?

2. What inspired the locals to think of Beatrix as an eccentric?

3. What did the person who visited Beatrix in 1927 discover?

4. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?

5. What did Beatrix's personality as a child lead her to do?

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