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

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

3. For what type of equality did Beatrix's grandfather campaign?

4. What were some qualities that Beatrix admired that were found on her grandmother's side?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Potters' interest in art.

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

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

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

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

6. How was Beatrix viewed socially as she grew up and became an adult?

7. What did Beatrix think of Scotland?

8. What made Beatrix comfortable around Norman?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Beatrix's life after she married. How did her life change after she married William Heelis? Why did she stop writing? What did she become passionate about? How did her personality change?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the members of Beatrix's family. What were the defining characteristics of Beatrix's father, mother, and brother? What does the reader learn of Beatrix's family history? Did Beatrix get along well with her family? Why or why not?

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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