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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smee say will some day happen to that warning?
(a) The clock will wind down and fall silent.
(b) The crocodile will not be hungry so his stomach will not growl.
(c) The crocodile will not smell.
(d) The pirates will fail to see the crocodile coming.

2. Peter Pan explains that there are no girls in Neverland. Why does he say that is the case?
(a) Girls cannot fly.
(b) Girls are too smart to fall out of carriages.
(c) Girls do not believe in fairies.
(d) Girls want to grow up.

3. What is it that chases the pirates away from the home of the Lost Boys?
(a) The ticking from the clock swallowed by the crocodile
(b) John and Michael
(c) Tiger Lily and her tribe
(d) Peter Pan

4. Who goes and gets Mr. Darling's medicine?
(a) Mrs. Darling
(b) Wendy
(c) Nana
(d) Michael

5. Who is Nana?
(a) The sheepdog who serves as the children's nurse
(b) Wendy's favorite aunt
(c) The children's grandmother
(d) The family's horse

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statements describe Captain Hook?

2. What fate is expected for the boy who shot Wendy?

3. Why does Peter Pan say he ran away from home?

4. Why is Captain Hook being pursued by a crocodile?

5. What does Mr. Darling say about his medicine as compared to that of the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Darling have hidden away in a dresser drawer? Where did she get it? Why does it cause her worry?

2. Why do the boys mistake Wendy for a bird? Why does someone insist that they have heard of a "Wendy bird?"

3. What do Wendy, Michael and John think of the planned trip to Neverland? Do you believe they are prepared for the reality or are they simply seeking the adventure?

4. Describe three interesting characters introduced in this act and tell why they capture your interest.

5. Why does Wendy get shot?

6. What is John's reaction when Peter Pan and the Lost Boys are building a house around Wendy? What prompts this reaction? How does it compare to Peter Pan's attitude?

7. What does Peter Pan reveal about his reason for visiting Wendy so often? What does he say is his favorite story? What does this choice say about Peter Pan?

8. What information does Peter Pan reveal about fairies?

9. Describe Nana's role in the children's bedtime rituals.

10. What topics do the Lost Boys debate while awaiting the return of Peter Pan? Which do you feel is the most significant of the topics being discussed?

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