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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. Why did Beatrix write a letter to five year old Noel Moore?

2. What was Beatrix's full name?

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

4. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?

5. What did Beatrix NOT think was beautiful during her trips to Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Canon Rawnsley?

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

3. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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

5. How was the Warne family different from Beatrix's family?

6. How did Beatrix spend her days after Bertram left home?

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

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

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

10. Why were Bertram and Beatrix in the countryside with their father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Beatrix's love of animals. What kinds of animals was she particularly fond of?

How did her love of animals influence her work and her life in general? Did her love of animals inspire her? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lane's writing style? What is the writing style of the biography "The Tale of Beatrix Potter"? Is the writing style of this book similar to other biographies? Why might a clear and concise writing style be important for this type of work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Beatrix's childhood. How did Beatrix spend her childhood? Did she have a happy childhood? What were her interests and hobbies as a child? What was her personality like as a child?

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