Peter Pan

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is Peter’s major character flaw, according to the novel’s narrator?

A) Combativeness

B) Cockiness

C) Disinterest

D) Playfulness

2. Why does Peter Pan take Wendy to Neverland?

A) To be a mother to the lost boys

B) To be a friend to Tinker Bell

C) To be a teacher

D) To tell stories

3. Which of the following best describes Peter’s character?

A) Careful

B) Forgetful

C) Carefree

D) Vindictive

4. In what way does Peter display a sense of honor?

A) He gets food from birds.

B) He believes in a fair fight.

C) He takes children to Neverland.

D) He provides for the lost boys.

5. What best describes how the girls in the novel feel about Peter?

A) They think he is careless.

B) They see him as an obstacle.

C) They are attached to him.

D) They perceive him as competition.

6. What characteristic is Wendy able to contribute to the lost boys that Peter is not?

A) Good sense

B) Whimsy

C) Protection

D) Escapism

7. What is the most likely reason Peter disapproves of the boys talking about their mothers?

A) It makes the Lost Boys sad.

B) Peter will never experience having a mother for himself.

C) He does not think mothers are important.

D) Peter does not believe mothers care for children.

8. Based on the characters in the novel, what might the reader infer about Barrie’s perspective on people?

A) Most people are good.

B) People tend to be self-serving.

C) Many people are bad.

D) People are neither all good nor bad.

9. How can Tinker Bell’s character be described in her relationship to Wendy?

A) Vindictive

B) Caring

C) Friendly

D) Flippant

10. Why does Peter Pan refuse to live with the Darlings?

A) He doesn’t like mothers.

B) He wants to keep his freedom.

C) He does not want to grow up.

D) He can’t leave Tinker Bell behind.

11. Who are the Lost Boys?

A) Fairies

B) Lost Children

C) Orphans

D) Pirates

12. Based on details from the novel, what can the reader infer about what is most important to Captain Hook?

A) Proper dress and appearance

B) Observing social conventions in battle

C) His role as the captain

D) Revenge on Wendy

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. At one point, Peter fears he will die. Instead of getting upset, he merely wonders if death is going to be a wondrous adventure. Why might death be less frightening to Peter than growing up?

2. Based on the novel, how does Barrie feel about imagination and the role it plays in childhood?