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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was The Nottingham Journal?
(a) An English provincial newspaper.
(b) An English magazine.
(c) A Scottish magazine.
(d) A Scottish provincial newspaper.

4. Barrie named the book "The Boy Castaways of _________________ Island."
(a) Glass Lake.
(b) Green Lake.
(c) Blue Lake.
(d) Black Lake.

5. This book was more fanciful however, its design fashioned after ____________.
(a) The Solomon Islands.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) The Lost Island.
(d) The Coral Island.

6. What happened when Frohman read the play?
(a) He worried about it.
(b) He regretted supporting it.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He fell in love immediately.

7. Did Barrie say he thought the play would be successful?
(a) Yes, but not for a long time.
(b) No, he saw it as a dream child.
(c) Yes, it would be an instant hit.
(d) No, he saw it as a waste of time.

8. The only thing that could dampen Barrie's spirit was what?
(a) The weather.
(b) Death.
(c) His health.
(d) Politics.

9. Why was it natural that Arthur and Sylvia would be invited to the New Year's Eve dinner party where they would meet Barrie?
(a) Because they were very wealthy.
(b) Because they were related to the hosts.
(c) Because they were friends of Charles Frohman.
(d) Because of a business association with George Lewis.

10. Where was James Barrie born?
(a) Glasgow, Scotland.
(b) East Kilbride, Scotland.
(c) Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
(d) Kirriemuir, Scotland.

11. Barrie was the ____________ child to David Barrie and Margaret Ogilvy.
(a) Fifth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Sixth.

12. Ansell would soon find that Barrie desperately lacked what?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Understanding.

13. Barrie decided to write about his mother's existence in the novel, ____________.
(a) My Margaret.
(b) Mother.
(c) Margaret Ogilvy.
(d) My Mother, My Life.

14. One friend, six-year-old Margaret Henley, can be credited with creating what name?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Nana.
(d) Never Land.

15. What seemed to intrigue Barrie the most while at school?
(a) Music.
(b) Literature.
(c) The theater.
(d) Dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where was the reverend transferred?

2. Barrie began to tell Frohman about the play, which he had renamed what?

3. The births of the Llewelyn Davies boys are chronicled. George was born in 1893; Jack in 1894; Peter in 1897; Michael 1900; and _________ in 1903.

4. What was James' favorite comic series?

5. The first draft of the play, "Peter Pan," was finished ____________.

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