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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did David Barrie bring into the life of young James?
(a) Theater.
(b) Literature.
(c) Music.
(d) Dance.

2. In 1888, Barrie self published his first novel titled, __________.
(a) "Dead or Alive."
(b) "Better Dead."
(c) "Dead in the Family."
(d) "Dead Until Dark."

3. At age 17, how tall was Barrie?
(a) Five feet.
(b) Five feet ten inches.
(c) Six feet.
(d) Five feet eight inches.

4. Perhaps the highest point at this time in Barrie's life however was the beginning of a correspondence with whom?
(a) His future publisher, Charles Frohman.
(b) An actress named Minnie Palmer.
(c) His soon-to-be best friend, Thomas Hardy.
(d) His hero, fellow Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson.

5. Where did Barrie meet Sylvia Llewellyn Davies?
(a) A Christmas dinner party.
(b) A New Year's Eve dinner party.
(c) An Easter dinner party.
(d) A birthday dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Davies die in 1960?

2. Did Barrie say he thought the play would be successful?

3. Ansell would soon find that Barrie desperately lacked what?

4. The prologue begins by discussing the death of whom?

5. Where was James Barrie born?

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