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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 did Beatrix make critical comments of in her diary from her early twenties?
2. What was the follow-up book to Peter Rabbit?
3. What would the servants do while the Potter family visited the sea?
4. Why was Beatrix easily exhausted at one point as an adult?
5. How did Beatrix's personality change as time went on in her youth?
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 spend her days after Bertram left home?
3. How did Beatrix and Norman grow closer to one another?
4. What inspired the story, "The Tale of Two Bad Mice"?
5. What kind of job did Beatrix's father have? What did he do in his spare time?
6. How did Beatrix feel about her life growing up?
7. How did Beatrix deal with the pain of Norman's death?
8. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?
9. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?
10. Why did Beatrix write letters to sick children in the 1880s? What were the letters about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the conclusion of the biography "The Tale of Beatrix Potter." How did Lane decide to end the book? Is it a happy ending? Why or why not? Are there any surprises or unanswered questions?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret Beatrix Potter's canon of work. What are some common themes and motifs of the stories? Who are some of the more popular characters? Where did Beatrix gain inspiration from for the characters and settings of the books? Why were some of the stories more successful than others?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Beatrix's venture into politics. Why did she become interested in politics? What aspects of politics did she become interested in? How did these interests relate to her work as a writer and illustrator?
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