1. James' school friend, Stuart Gordon, adopted the name "Dare Devil Dick" and Barrie was ____________.
(a) "Cowboy Jack."
(b) "Captain Jolly Jack."
(c) "Jack the Phantom."
(d) "Sixteen String Jack."

2. Chapter 2 begins with Barrie talking about his love of what?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Theater.
(c) Writing.
(d) Children.

3. Barrie was the ____________ child to David Barrie and Margaret Ogilvy.
(a) Fifth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Sixth.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After seeing "Bandalero the Bandit", the clergyman denounced the play in a local newspaper, referring to it as grossly immoral. How did Barrie feel about this?

2. James Barrie's father, David Barrie, was a ______________.

3. When was James Barrie born?

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

5. How did Davies die in 1960?

(see the answer key)

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