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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue; Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Barrie's father, David Barrie, was a ______________.
(a) Farmer.
(b) Miner.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Painter.

2. Why did Barrie enroll at Edinburgh University?
(a) His parents wanted him to follow the plan created for David.
(b) His parents felt that going to university would be good for him.
(c) He received a full scholarship.
(d) He had always wanted to go to school here.

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

4. Things changed for Barrie when in 1892, he met _______________, an actress who operated her own touring company.
(a) Sylvia Davies.
(b) Minnie Palmer.
(c) Mary Ansell.
(d) Margaret Smith.

5. Barrie's nephew Charlie was the impetus for Barrie's creation of a character named ___________.
(a) Charlie.
(b) Captain Hook.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Peterkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. James' school friend, Stuart Gordon, adopted the name "Dare Devil Dick" and Barrie was ____________.

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

3. Edinburgh turned out to be the ______________ years of Barrie's life.

4. Who was the driving force in the Barrie family?

5. How did Davies die in 1960?

(see the answer key)

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