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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What kind of lessons did Beatrix take as an adult?
(a) Etiquette lessons.
(b) Drawing lessons.
(c) Cooking lessons.
(d) Singing lessons.

3. How is Beatrix's parents' schedule described?
(a) Full of unimportant affairs.
(b) Mundane and routine.
(c) Empty and rather sad.
(d) Hectic and chaotic.

4. What did Beatrix's parents worry about the Warnes?
(a) The Warnes were stealing from Beatrix.
(b) The Warnes disliked them.
(c) The Warnes would corrupt Beatrix.
(d) The Warnes were incompetent.

5. What would Beatrix sometimes write about while in Scotland?
(a) Characteristics of certain plants.
(b) Adventures around the world.
(c) The animals she saw.
(d) The people who lived nearby.

6. When was Warnes sent a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester"?
(a) May Day, 1902.
(b) Easter, 1902.
(c) New Year's Day, 1902.
(d) Christmas, 1902.

7. Norman died of________.
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Pneumonia.

8. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?
(a) From rheumatic fever.
(b) From a stomach disorder.
(c) From a chest infection.
(d) From bad air in her home.

9. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?
(a) Sad and forgiving.
(b) Cold and standoffish.
(c) Mean and cranky.
(d) Original and wild.

10. What did Beatrix and her brother restore together as children?
(a) A rabbit hutch.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A printing press.

11. What did Beatrix and her brother collect together as children?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Plants and animals.
(d) Matchbooks.

12. What was the surname of Beatrix's cousin Caroline?
(a) Houston.
(b) Hutton.
(c) Harking.
(d) Holmes.

13. For what type of equality did Beatrix's grandfather campaign?
(a) Religious equality.
(b) Racial equality.
(c) Workplace equality.
(d) Gender equality.

14. What was Beatrix's first children's book?
(a) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.
(b) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
(c) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(d) The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan.

15. Where would the Potter family go in the summer?
(a) To Spain.
(b) To Scotland.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beatrix's brother's name?

2. Where was Beatrix born?

3. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?

4. What did Beatrix use to help draw the art for "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

5. How did Beatrix view her childhood surroundings?

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