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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. Since Mary and Gilbert Cannan's marriage in 1910, there had been rumors that Cannan had seduced who and got her pregnant?

2. It seemed that Mary had rethought her resignation. Mary adjusted herself to the situation, and Barrie put a plan into action that would guarantee Mary's resignation. What was this plan?

3. How did Michael feel about school?

4. After several months of healing, Arthur found out what?

5. Why did Frohman keep on with the plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 14 begin?

2. How did Barrie surprise the Davies after the summer of 1908?

3. What benefits exist in the relationship between Mary and Cannan?

4. What happened to Sylvia?

5. How does Arthur become ill?

6. What did Barrie think of Mary and Cannan at this time?

7. How did Michael and Nico feel about school?

8. Was the 25 miles Arthur put between Barrie and Egerton House enough? Why or why not?

9. What does Barrie think about Jack's engagement to Geraldine Gibb?

10. How does Chapter 13 begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barrie grieves over the deaths of many friends and family members throughout his life.

Part 1) How do these deaths affect Barrie? What deaths are the most significant? Why? How do they influence Barrie's thoughts and actions?

Part 2) How are the ideas of growing old and dying significant in Barrie's work? Why are these aspects of life so important?

Part 3) What are your thoughts about growing old and dying? Is death so important in our culture today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Both Arthur and Sylvia die.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up their deaths. How do these death compare to each other? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does their relationship with Barrie become important at this point? How significant is his role in their family's life? How does this seem to affect Barrie?

Part 3) If your parents were to die, who would be important in your life? Why? How would these people help you cope with this tragedy?

Essay Topic 3

The five Davies boys were the inspiration for Peter Pan.

Part 1) Who are these boys? How did they become the inspiration for Peter Pan? How is each boy's character seen in Peter Pan? How are these boys like Barrie?

Part 2) How did other children also influence Barrie's work? Why were children and childhood so important to Barrie? What can be revealed about Barrie because of this?

Part 3) How are events in your own childhood important in the present? How might these events influence your future?

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