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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. Barrie began to tell Frohman about the play, which he had renamed what?

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

4. Barrie's relationships with the Llewelyn Davies children grew stronger. ___________, now age 7, remained Barrie's favorite.

5. What was James' favorite comic series?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reviews of the play's debut.

2. Describe James Barrie's childhood.

3. How was Margaret important to Barrie's work?

4. What did Mary Ansell soon learn about Barrie? How did this affect her?

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

6. Describe the first meeting of Arthur and Sylvia.

7. Describe "The Boy Castaways of Black Lake Island."

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

9. How was the summer of Michael's first birthday important?

10. How was the meeting of the Davies and Barrie chronicled in "Peter Pan?"

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

Barrie's brother, David, died at the age of fourteen.

Part 1) Describe David. How did the rest of the family feel about David? Why did they feel this way? How did he die? How is his death significant?

Part 2) How does the family, especially Margaret, cope with this loss? How does this affect James and the other children? How important is this throughout the rest of James' life?

Part 3) What does this say about the control one has over one's life? How important are the uncontrolled events that take place in one's life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Barrie marries Mary Ansell.

Part 1) Describe Mary. How does Barrie fall in love with her? Describe their relationship. Are you surprised by their relationship? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does their relationship come to an end? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not? Afterward, what does Barrie think of Mary? What does this reveal about him?

Part 3) Barrie became very close to Sylvia Davies. Do you believe they were in love? Why or why not?

Part 4) What did Barrie think of himself, in regard to women? Why? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? How do Barrie's relationships with women compare to your own interests in others?

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