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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Ansell would soon find that Barrie desperately lacked what?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Understanding.

5. Did Barrie say he thought the play would be successful?
(a) Yes, it would be an instant hit.
(b) No, he saw it as a dream child.
(c) No, he saw it as a waste of time.
(d) Yes, but not for a long time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it natural that Arthur and Sylvia would be invited to the New Year's Eve dinner party where they would meet Barrie?

2. What was the only argument between Frohman and James?

3. What happened when Frohman read the play?

4. What does James say about his five years at Dumfries Academy?

5. The only thing that could dampen Barrie's spirit was what?

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