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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Barrie meet Sylvia Llewellyn Davies?
(a) An Easter dinner party.
(b) A New Year's Eve dinner party.
(c) A Christmas dinner party.
(d) A birthday dinner party.

3. What did George think of the appearance of Wendy?
(a) He was not thrilled.
(b) He did not care.
(c) He was unsure.
(d) He was thrilled.

4. 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.
(a) Nico.
(b) Neil.
(c) Northrop.
(d) Nathan.

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

6. One of the first references to "Peter Pan" was Barrie's belief that all children were once _________ and so there had to be bars on the nursery windows in case the children would forget they could no longer fly.
(a) Birds.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Bumblebees.
(d) Butterflies.

7. In this book is the perhaps the first appearance of ______________, who was then known as Captain Swarthy.
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) The crocodile.
(c) Smee.
(d) Captain Hook.

8. What was The Nottingham Journal?
(a) An English provincial newspaper.
(b) An English magazine.
(c) A Scottish magazine.
(d) A Scottish provincial newspaper.

9. With what did Barrie have some bargaining power?
(a) A play he had written earlier titled "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire."
(b) A play he had published titled "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire."
(c) A play he had purchased titled "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire."
(d) A play he had produced titled "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire."

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

11. Who was the driving force in the Barrie family?
(a) David.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Margaret.
(d) James.

12. One friend, six-year-old Margaret Henley, can be credited with creating what name?
(a) Never Land.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Nana.

13. In 1882, Barrie returned to Kirriemuir with his _______ degree.
(a) B.S.
(b) B.A.
(c) Ph. D.
(d) M.A.

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

15. Why was it natural that Arthur and Sylvia would be invited to the New Year's Eve dinner party where they would meet Barrie?
(a) Because they were related to the hosts.
(b) Because they were friends of Charles Frohman.
(c) Because they were very wealthy.
(d) Because of a business association with George Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where was the reverend transferred?

2. Chapter 2 begins with Barrie talking about his love of what?

3. Barrie named the book "The Boy Castaways of _________________ Island."

4. Why did Barrie call Sylvia this name?

5. After _________ long years of courtship, the couple married.

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