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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?
(a) Vibrancy and energy.
(b) Constant kindness and forgiveness.
(c) Her sense of humor and tact.
(d) Wealth and eccentricity.

3. How long did it take to translate the code in Beatrix's diary?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

4. What year was the code in Beatrix's diary cracked?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1958.

5. What did Bertram's art focus on?
(a) The Lake District.
(b) The Scottish countryside.
(c) The English coast.
(d) Cityscapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people at the meeting in 1896 were skeptical of ____________.

2. What would Beatrix and her brother often do with the animals and plants they observed?

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

4. What inspired the story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?

5. What was Beatrix's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bertram and Beatrix do together as children?

2. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?

3. What did Beatrix's parents fear about the Warnes family? Why didn't Beatrix's parents want Beatrix to marry Norman?

4. How is Beatrix's cousin Caroline Hutton described in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the Potter family's schedule during Beatrix's childhood.

6. While in Gloucester, what story did Beatrix compose? What did she think of this story?

7. At the end of Chapter 1, what does the reader learn about Beatrix's beliefs?

8. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

9. What happened when Beatrix wrote a paper on mold spores?

10. What does the reader learn about the Crompton family history?

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