Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. How does Peter visit the Darling children in their nursery?

2. Who is Nana? 

3. What item does Nana trap that belongs to Peter?

4. Where does Peter get food?

5. What does Peter give Wendy instead of a kiss?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why are the Darlings concerned when Wendy is born?

2. Why do you think Neverland is described with such different details depending on the character?

Paired Resource

Imagination in Child Psychology

• This article describes the importance of imagination in child psychology.
• What are the benefits of imagination to children? How have attitudes toward imaginary playmates changed over time? What are the connections between imagination and higher levels of intelligence? How is this article related to the novel’s themes of Growing Up and Knowledge and Ignorance?

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. What role does Peter want Wendy to fill for the lost boys?

2. What do the boys build for Wendy?

3. What do the pirates leave to poison the lost boys?

4. Who do the pirates tie to a rock in the water to be drowned by high tide?

5. What does Captain Hook do to Peter’s hand while fighting him?