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

2. How old was Beatrix when Caroline invited her to her home?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Twenty-eight years old.
(c) Thirty-two years old.
(d) Twenty-four years old.

3. What was Beatrix's brother's name?
(a) Dunstan.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Bertram.
(d) Alistair.

4. How did Beatrix's parents become wealthy?
(a) Her mother had an excellent business sense.
(b) They inherited their money.
(c) Her father worked constantly.
(d) They were lucky with stocks.

5. What interests did Miss Hammond encourage in Beatrix?
(a) Her interest in travel.
(b) Her interest in writing.
(c) Her interest in farming.
(d) Her interest in nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Beatrix's brother left home, what type of animal did Beatrix focus on?

2. What did Warnes tell Beatrix she would have to do if she wanted him to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

3. As children, what would Beatrix and her brother do with animal corpses?

4. When was Beatrix born?

5. Where did Caroline have a home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Beatrix feel about her life growing up?

2. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

3. What happened when Beatrix considered illustrating a book on fungi?

4. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

5. What came from the diary found decades after Beatrix's death?

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

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

8. Describe Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandfather.

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

10. What did Bertram and Beatrix do with the animal corpses they found as children?

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