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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The search for a country home had to finally yielded fruit for Mary. Mary had found a house in Surrey, known as ___________ Cottage.
(a) Green Lake.
(b) Black Lake.
(c) Blue Lake.
(d) Glass Lake.

2. 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 sister Jane Ann.
(d) The relationship with his older brother.

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

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

5. Arthur, a young and rapidly rising barrister, met Sylvia du Maurier in 1889 where?
(a) At a ball.
(b) At a play.
(c) At the symphony.
(d) At a dinner party.

6. The author describes the background of Arthur Davies, who was the son of Reverend who?
(a) Arthur Llewelyn Davies.
(b) James Llewelyn Davies.
(c) Jack Llewelyn Davies.
(d) John Llewelyn Davies.

7. Barrie had a meeting with ______________ regarding the play.
(a) Charles Frohman.
(b) Arthur Davies.
(c) George Meredith.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

8. Where was James Barrie born?
(a) East Kilbride, Scotland.
(b) Kirriemuir, Scotland.
(c) Glasgow, Scotland.
(d) Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

9. Edinburgh turned out to be the ______________ years of Barrie's life.
(a) Wildest.
(b) Happiest.
(c) Oddest.
(d) Loneliest.

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

11. What was one of the few things that seemed to console Margaret after David's death?
(a) He would remain a boy forever.
(b) He was watching over them.
(c) He was in heaven.
(d) He had not suffered.

12. Barrie had been working on the production of "The Wedding Guest," an Ibsen-like play that was ____________ the light hearted comedy, "The Little Minister."
(a) Just like.
(b) Nothing like.
(c) Similar to.
(d) Almost like.

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

14. This book was more fanciful however, its design fashioned after ____________.
(a) The Coral Island.
(b) The Solomon Islands.
(c) The Lost Island.
(d) Staten Island.

15. Why did Barrie call Sylvia this name?
(a) He did not like the name Sylvia.
(b) It is his favorite name.
(c) He thought this was her name.
(d) It is her middle name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barrie dreamed of becoming what?

2. To where was the reverend transferred?

3. What was the working title of the play?

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

5. The births of the Llewelyn Davies boys are chronicled. George was born in 1893; Jack in 1894; Peter in 1897; Michael 1900; and _________ in 1903.

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