A Separate Peace

What's "off" about Finny's outfit for the Headmaster's Tea?

• He's wearing a tie for a belt.
• He's wearing a fluorescent shirt. 
• His socks are not matching.
• His pants are not the school-approved color.

Why were the boys in trouble with Mr. Prud'homme?

• They went swimming in the river
• They missed evening mass
• They missed dinner
• They jumped out of the tree.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How does Gene feel when Finny doesn't get in trouble for his outfit?

• He's insanely angry
• He's not surprised at all
• He's jealous
• He has a temper tantrum

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Phineas "practically save" the narrator's life?

• Phineas saved him when he dropped the ball in Blitzball
• Phineas saved him when he was choking on tea
• Phineas beat him up while playing, and then resuscitated him
• Phineas helped him get his balance before jumping from a tree

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Blitzball is designed to showcase the athletic talents of ___.

• Leper
• Gene
• Chet
• Finny

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

What secret does Finny want Gene to keep?

• That Finny isn't a very good student
• That Finny broke A. Hopkins Parker's swim record
• That Finny had earned many athletic awards
• That A. Hopkins Parker was Finny's older brother

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

Finny believes that the only real swimming happens ___.

• When someone is timing you with a stopwatch
• With your best friend
• At night
• In the ocean

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which of the following is not encouraged by Finny in the summer of '42?

• skipping meals
• skipping class
• skipping chapel
• skipping sports

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

According to the narrator, what is the key and crucial age for a human to be?

• 18
• 17
• 16
• 19

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What happens to Gene for the first time after going to the beach?

• He oversleeps and misses class
• He doesn't jump from the tree
• He fails a test
• He tells Finny "no"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3