Peter Pan Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At Marooners’ Rock, what fate do the pirates intend for Tiger Lily?
They plan to exchange her for Peter’s capture
They plan to force her to reveal the underground home
They leave her tied to the rock so the rising tide will drown her
They abandon her in a boat without a sail
2. What role does Nana have in the Darling household?
She is the housekeeper who tells Wendy stories
She is the Newfoundland dog who serves as the children’s nurse
She is Mrs. Darling’s sister and the children’s guardian
She is a watchdog brought home after the children disappear
3. Which sequence best describes the novel’s ending after Wendy grows up?
Peter settles in London, then teaches Wendy’s sons to fly
Wendy returns permanently to Neverland and later replaces Peter
Peter takes Wendy’s daughter Jane to Neverland, and later the pattern continues with Jane’s daughter Margaret
Jane visits Neverland alone, after which Peter stops returning
4. Why do the Lost Boys build a small house around Wendy soon after she arrives?
They need to conceal the entrance to their underground home
They want to shelter the injured Wendy and welcome her into a motherly role
Peter orders them to imprison her until she tells a story
Their original home has been destroyed by Hook’s crew
5. What happens when Tinker Bell drinks the poisoned medicine intended for Peter?
She weakens, but belief in fairies helps restore her
She loses the ability to fly until she returns to London
She falls asleep until Wendy administers an antidote
She becomes visible to every adult in the story
6. Someone identifies Smee as one of the Lost Boys. Which correction fits the novel?
Smee is a pirate and one of Hook’s crew
Smee is the Darling family’s servant
Smee is the chief of Tiger Lily’s people
Smee is the sailor who guides the children home
7. When the Lost Boys are offered a home with the Darling family, how does Peter respond?
He agrees to stay only until Wendy becomes an adult
He refuses because he does not want to grow up
He accepts adoption but secretly returns to Neverland each night
He leaves to become captain of Hook’s former crew
8. When Tootles shoots Wendy after mistaking her for a hostile bird, what prevents the arrow from killing her?
Tinker Bell diverts the arrow in flight
Wendy’s sewing box absorbs the impact
Peter catches the arrow just before it strikes
The acorn button Peter gave Wendy as a “kiss” stops it
9. Who wrote the play Peter Pan and the novel Peter and Wendy?
J. M. Barrie
Lewis Carroll
Robert Louis Stevenson
Kenneth Grahame
10. A ticking sound approaches while Hook is nearby. What does the sound indicate in Barrie’s story?
The pirates’ ship is signaling a change of watch
The crocodile is near because it swallowed a clock
Peter is imitating a clock to frighten Hook
Tinker Bell is warning the Lost Boys of danger
11. After Peter fails to attach his shadow with soap, how does Wendy help him?
She ties it to his shoes with ribbon
She asks Tinker Bell to restore it with fairy dust
She holds it against him until sunrise
She sews it back on with a needle and thread
12. Peter briefly closes the nursery window before the children return. Why does he ultimately reopen it?
Nana forces it open while chasing him from the room
Tinker Bell warns him that the Lost Boys are already inside
He sees Mrs. Darling’s grief and gives up his attempt to keep Wendy
He needs an open window because fairy dust no longer works indoors
13. How does Peter deceive the pirates while rescuing Tiger Lily at Marooners’ Rock?
He disguises himself in Hook’s coat and hat
He sends the mermaids to pull their boat away
He imitates Hook’s voice and gives the pirates false orders
He imitates the crocodile’s ticking clock
14. Why does the crocodile continue pursuing Captain Hook?
Hook stole the crocodile’s eggs from the lagoon
Hook trapped it beneath Marooners’ Rock
Tiger Lily trained it to guard the island from pirates
It enjoyed the hand Peter fed it and wants the rest of Hook
15. Besides thinking happy thoughts, what do the Darling children need in order to fly to Neverland?
Fairy dust
A feather supplied by Peter
A map drawn by Tinker Bell
Moonlight gathered from the nursery window
16. Why does Peter return to the Darling nursery at the beginning of the story?
To hide from Captain Hook
To ask Mr. Darling for permission to visit Neverland
To bring Michael a message from the Lost Boys
To recover the shadow he left behind