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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. What objection do some of the boys have to becoming pirates?

2. What story does Wendy tell the boys as they prepare for bedtime?

3. What rock are Wendy and Peter Pan sitting on right after seeing the mermaid?

4. What does Peter Pan realize about Tinkerbells' situation after she saves him from the poison?

5. When Peter Pan returns to the boys' home, what does he tell Wendy he caught?

Short Essay Questions

1. What magical creature does Peter Pan attempt to catch for Wendy? What does he say about capturing this creature? Why do you believe he offers that information?

2. What does Smee say about mothers? What is Wendy's reaction? Why does Wendy respond in this manner?

3. What does Peter Pan say would be an incredible adventure? What is important about that statement?

4. Does Peter Pan seem to realize the level of Tinkerbell's devotion after she drinks the poison? Why or why not?

5. Following the pirate attack, the Lost Boys talk of how frightened they are without Peter. What does this say about the relationship between Peter and the boys? Is this a fulfilling relationship on all sides?

6. What is John's reaction to Peter's arrival with the imaginary tigers he captured? What conflict could be brewing between John and Peter and why?

7. Why did Captain Hook put poison in the glass of water in Peter Pan's house? What does this say about Captain Hook's character?

8. Describe the lengths to which Wendy takes her role as mother to the lost boys.

9. Compare the role Wendy accepts to the role Peter Pan seems to want for himself. What is it about the situation that leaves both feeling that the other is not living up to expectations? What are their reactions?

10. Compare Peter Pan's commitment to the life he has chosen in Neverland to that of the boys. Compare Peter Pan's commitment to this life to that of his role as "father" of the boys.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Wendy's role in the lives of John and Michael Darling. Compare that to the role she takes in the lives of the Lost Boys. What is the message about motherhood in Peter Pan?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Captain Hook's greatest fear and why that fear has consumed him. Contrast his attitudes with those of a typical villain.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest difference between Peter Pan and Wendy? Will this ever change? Why or why not?

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