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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. Who helped Barrie get his first literary job?
(a) Jane Ann.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Margaret.
(d) David.

2. Who were all dubbed as Peter Pan in the press?
(a) Peter Davies and his friends, George, Jack, Michael, and Nico.
(b) Peter Davies and his brothers, George, Jack, Michael, and Nico.
(c) Peter Davies and his sisters, Georgette, Jackie, Michelle, and Nicole.
(d) Peter Davies and his cousins, George, Jackie, Michael, and Nicole.

3. What relationship helped James to gain much-needed self-confidence?
(a) The relationship with his sister Sara.
(b) The relationship with his younger sister Maggie.
(c) The relationship with his older brother.
(d) The relationship with his sister Jane Ann.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was James Barrie born?

2. Which child was the apple of Margaret's eye?

3. At age 18, Barrie left Dumfries Academy. What did he want to do?

4. Things changed for Barrie when in 1892, he met _______________, an actress who operated her own touring company.

5. In 1888, Barrie self published his first novel titled, __________.

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