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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the driving force in the Barrie family?

2. Why did Barrie enroll at Edinburgh University?

3. Edinburgh turned out to be the ______________ years of Barrie's life.

4. At age 17, how tall was Barrie?

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.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the theater influence Barrie early on?

2. How did David Barrie influence James?

3. Why is Peter Llewellyn Davies' death significant?

4. Describe the financial situation of the newly-married Davies.

5. Describe the first meeting of Arthur and Sylvia.

6. What is Barrie's belief about children and is one of the first references to "Peter Pan?"

7. How was James' experience at Dumfries Academy?

8. Why was the engagement between Arthur and Sylvia surprising?

9. Describe Margaret's childhood. How did her childhood affect James?

10. How did Arthur feel about Barrie's involvement with his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Arthur and Sylvia die.

Part 1) Describe the events leading up their deaths. How do these death compare to each other? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does their relationship with Barrie become important at this point? How significant is his role in their family's life? How does this seem to affect Barrie?

Part 3) If your parents were to die, who would be important in your life? Why? How would these people help you cope with this tragedy?

Essay Topic 2

James graduated from Edinburgh University.

Part 1) Describe his experiences at Edinburgh. Why did he attend college? How does this reinforce his role in the family? How does this personally affect him?

Part 2) How was his college experience positive? To what did it lead? Could he have done all he did without his college degree? Why or why not?

Part 3) Is higher learning important to you? Why or why not? How might your life be without a college degree? How might this compare to your life with a college degree? What might be the reasons for these differences?

Essay Topic 3

Barrie had a few close friends.

Part 1) Who are four of his closest friends? Describe each of these friends. What do these people have in common with Barrie?

Part 2) How do these friends influence Barrie? How important are Barrie's friends to his life and work? Why?

Part 3) How important are your own friends and acquaintances in your own life? Why? How does this compare to Barrie?

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