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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The only thing that could dampen Barrie's spirit was what?
(a) Politics.
(b) His health.
(c) Death.
(d) The weather.

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

4. Sylvia had begun to earn money by working for whom?
(a) A famous shoemaker.
(b) A famous tailor.
(c) A famous dressmaker.
(d) A famous hatmaker.

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

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

7. To where was the reverend transferred?
(a) The ghettos of London.
(b) Wales.
(c) Remote regions of Westmorland.
(d) Dublin, Ireland.

8. 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) Neil.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Northrop.
(d) Nico.

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

10. 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) Similar to.
(c) Nothing like.
(d) Almost like.

11. In 1888, Barrie self published his first novel titled, __________.
(a) "Dead or Alive."
(b) "Dead Until Dark."
(c) "Dead in the Family."
(d) "Better Dead."

12. Which child was the apple of Margaret's eye?
(a) James.
(b) Jane Ann.
(c) David.
(d) Maggie.

13. After _________ long years of courtship, the couple married.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

15. 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 sisters, Georgette, Jackie, Michelle, and Nicole.
(c) Peter Davies and his brothers, George, Jack, Michael, and Nico.
(d) Peter Davies and his cousins, George, Jackie, Michael, and Nicole.

Short Answer 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.

2. What was one of the few things that seemed to console Margaret after David's death?

3. What seemed to intrigue Barrie the most while at school?

4. One friend, six-year-old Margaret Henley, can be credited with creating what name?

5. When did the play debut?

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