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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the first references to "Peter Pan" was Barrie's belief that all children were once _________ and so there had to be bars on the nursery windows in case the children would forget they could no longer fly.
(a) Dragons.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Bumblebees.
(d) Birds.

2. Arthur Llewelyn Davies was one of _________ sons.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

3. James' school friend, Stuart Gordon, adopted the name "Dare Devil Dick" and Barrie was ____________.
(a) "Cowboy Jack."
(b) "Captain Jolly Jack."
(c) "Sixteen String Jack."
(d) "Jack the Phantom."

4. The prologue begins by discussing the death of whom?
(a) Nico Davies.
(b) Peter Llewellyn Davies.
(c) Michael Davies.
(d) George Davies.

5. It was obvious that Barrie was much more at home with ______________.
(a) Children than adults.
(b) Men than women.
(c) Adults than children.
(d) Women than men.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the summer of Michael's ________ birthday, the Davies family rented a cottage at Tilford, which was a five-minute walk from their cottage.

2. When was James Barrie born?

3. Barrie wrote about Peter, who still had the ability to fly because of what reason?

4. In this book is the perhaps the first appearance of ______________, who was then known as Captain Swarthy.

5. Barrie had been working on the production of "The Wedding Guest," an Ibsen-like play that was ____________ the light hearted comedy, "The Little Minister."

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