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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Beatrix leave some of her copyrights?
(a) Her dearest fans.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Norman's nephew.
(d) Bertram's widow.

2. What does Lane say Beatrix was able to illustrate with her animal characters?
(a) Human emotion.
(b) Mischievousness.
(c) England's biodiversity.
(d) Anatomy.

3. What did Beatrix find difficult about farm life?
(a) Seeing animals slaughtered.
(b) Earning respect as a woman farmer.
(c) The financial expenses.
(d) The long work hours.

4. Which area of England did Beatrix fight to protect?
(a) Somerset.
(b) The Dorset coastline.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) Cotswolds.

5. What was the name of the work Beatrix published only in America?
(a) "The Fairy Caravan."
(b) "Willow Wonderland."
(c) "The Mousetrap."
(d) "The Elephant of Palmer Road."

6. Which of Beatrix's characters was made into a doll?
(a) Tom Kitten.
(b) Timmy Tiptoes.
(c) Jemima Puddle-Duck.
(d) Peter Rabbit.

7. What happened after the decade of Beatrix's best writing?
(a) Her fame began to scare her.
(b) She became disillusioned by the publishing industry.
(c) Her understanding of herself changed.
(d) She suffered a writing block.

8. What does Beatrix express her sense of through her characters?
(a) Human foibles.
(b) Archetypal characteristics.
(c) Entire species.
(d) The workings of children's imaginations.

9. What was Beatrix keen to adopt after marrying?
(a) An optimistic attitude.
(b) Her new name.
(c) A new lease on life.
(d) A baby boy.

10. What does Lane say amuses adults about Beatrix's works?
(a) The subtleties.
(b) The illustrations.
(c) The stories.
(d) The simplicity.

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

12. What changed about Beatrix when she went for a visit to America?
(a) Her attitude towards Americans.
(b) Her thoughts on travelling by boat.
(c) Her desire for writing.
(d) Her apprehensions about meeting the public.

13. What is characteristic of many of the locations in Beatrix's books?
(a) They are named after her friends.
(b) They are real.
(c) They are imaginary.
(d) They are free of humans.

14. What does Lane note Beatrix's stories usually lack?
(a) A moral.
(b) A climax.
(c) A happy conclusion.
(d) An antagonist.

15. What did Beatrix focus on producing in 1910?
(a) Sets for a theatrical production.
(b) A museum exhibition.
(c) A novel for adults.
(d) Propaganda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took care of Beatrix's property during World War I?

2. Which of Beatrix's American-published books was a failure?

3. Which individuals impressed Beatrix in Chapter 8?

4. What was Beatrix mesmerized by at Troutbeck?

5. How did Americans treat Beatrix?

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