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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. According to the diary, what did Beatrix resent?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Living in the city.
(c) Becoming an adult.
(d) Her critics.

2. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?
(a) "The Tale of Poppy Bunny."
(b) "The Tale of Velvet Bunny."
(c) "The Tale of Flopsy Bunny."
(d) "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny."

3. To what religious group did Beatrix's parents belong?
(a) The Unitarians.
(b) The Lutherans.
(c) The Mormons.
(d) The Presbyterians.

4. How large was the original "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?
(a) Four by five inches.
(b) Seven by nine inches.
(c) Eight by eleven inches.
(d) Three inches square.

5. In which season did Beatrix publish "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Beatrix finish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

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

3. What did Beatrix ask to sketch in Chapter 4?

4. How are Beatrix's grandparents described?

5. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bolton Gardens full of excitement prior to the publication of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

2. How did Beatrix and Norman grow closer to one another?

3. How did Beatrix deal with the pain of Norman's death?

4. Describe Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandfather.

5. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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

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

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

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

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

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