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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. Barrie was surprised when Jack announced his engagement to __________________, the daughter of a Scots banker.

2. Where was it torpedoed?

3. It was shocking to Barrie and Mary Hodgson to discover that Peter was having an affair with whom?

4. He often referred to Mary as what?

5. Jack had not consulted with Barrie before the proposal and expected that his guardian would ______________ the newly engaged.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Sylvia?

2. How were the Davies affected by Arthur's death?

3. How does Arthur become ill?

4. Was the 25 miles Arthur put between Barrie and Egerton House enough? Why or why not?

5. How is Barrie now able to spend time developing a play? What is the title of this play?

6. Why did Barrie not realize what was going on between Mary and Gilbert?

7. Describe the Davies' new home.

8. How did Arthur die?

9. What did Barrie think of Mary and Cannan at this time?

10. What was one of the few things Mary Hodgson and Barrie had in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James meets Sylvia Davies at a New Year's Eve dinner party.

Part 1) Describe this meeting. How is it significant? Why is the relationship between Barrie and the Davies family so important? How is it different from his other relationships? Why?

Part 2) What role do the Davies play in Barrie's attraction to them? How does his attraction affect them?

Part 3) To whom are you attracted? Why? What relationships are the most important to your life? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Barrie loved hard work.

Part 1) How does his life reflect this love? Why does he love hard work? How did he benefit from hard work? How was it also detrimental?

Part 2) Do you love hard work? Why or why not? How do your thoughts about work compare to those of James?

Part 3) How is hard work important to American culture? Why is it important? How does it affect us as Americans?

Essay Topic 3

Michael is the subject of much of the epilogue.

Part 1) Who is Michael? Why is he important in Barrie's life? Why is he the main subject of the epilogue? Was he more important than others in Barrie's life? Why or why not?

Part 2) What else is included in the epilogue? Why? How does this help to bring the book to a conclusion? Is this a good way to end the book? Why or why not?

Part 3) What can you, as the reader, take away from this book? What can be learned from Barrie's life and work?

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