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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. As the story opens, what is Michael objecting to?
2. How does Peter Pan say boys arrive in Neverland?
3. What do the Indians plan to do if they catch the pirates?
4. Peter Pan prepares to leave, what does Wendy offer to do?
5. What is Mr. Darling trying to do as he comes into the room?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Captain Hook want to capture Peter Pan? Why does he want to capture the Lost Boys?
2. What is it that prompts Mr. Darling to force Nana outside?
3. What, besides Captain Hook's hand, has the crocodile swallowed? What does this have to do with Captain Hook's greatest fear?
4. Describe the relationship between the pirates, the Indians and the Lost Boys.
5. What topics do the Lost Boys debate while awaiting the return of Peter Pan? Which do you feel is the most significant of the topics being discussed?
6. What attitude about girls does Peter Pan reveal? Why might this be the case? What does he give as an example?
7. What do Wendy, Michael and John think of the planned trip to Neverland? Do you believe they are prepared for the reality or are they simply seeking the adventure?
8. Why does Wendy get shot?
9. What information does Peter Pan reveal about fairies?
10. Why do the boys mistake Wendy for a bird? Why does someone insist that they have heard of a "Wendy bird?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is there constant fighting among the pirates, Indians and Lost Boys? Could some of the fighting simply be tradition?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of having a sheepdog play the role of nursemaid to the children? What is the attitude of Mrs. Darling toward Nana? Contrast that to the attitude of Mr. Darling. Would Mr. Darling's attitude have been different if Nana were human? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the medicine that prompts the argument in the nursery? Compare that to the second time medicine becomes important in the story. What is the significance of the fact that Peter Pan takes time to take the medicine Wendy left for him?
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