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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised Beatrix about the Warnes' family life?

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

3. How was Beatrix viewed by others as she aged in Bolton Gardens?

4. What was Beatrix's grandfather's position in parliament?

5. What was the name of Beatrix's hedgehog character?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of job did Beatrix's father have? What did he do in his spare time?

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

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

5. Describe Mrs. Edmund Potter, Beatrix's grandmother.

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

7. How did Beatrix go about printing her own copies of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

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

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

10. What kind of lifestyle did Beatrix's parents live while in Bolton Gardens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflicts which Beatrix faced during her life. Beatrix was often in conflict with her parents. What was often the cause of her conflicts with her parents? How did she overcome them?

Essay Topic 2

Publishing a written work was not easy for Beatrix to do. Why was it so difficult for Beatrix to find a publisher to publish "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"? How did she go about publishing the book herself? Who finally expressed an interest in her work? What changes did Beatrix have to make to have her work published? How did the collaborative aspect of publishing bring her and her fiancé Norman closer together? Did Beatrix enjoy the publishing aspect of writing?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Beatrix's personality. How might one describe Beatrix's personality as a child? How did her personality change as she matured? What were her defining character traits?

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