a separate peace chapter 1-3

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.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Blitzball is designed to showcase the athletic talents of ___.

• Leper
• Gene
• Chet
• Finny

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why does the narrator believe that adults are "impressed" by kids his age?

• Because the future of these kids involves fighting the war for everyone else.
• Because teenagers at that point are at the height of their intellectual power
• Because they are envied
• Because their own lives are almost over

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Gene dreads the bike ride to the beach?

• He had an important test to study for
• Gene wasn't a strong swimmer
• It involved the kind of long bike ride that Gene hated
• If caught, they might be kicked out of school

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is NOT a statement Finny makes to Gene at the beach?

• He confesses that he wants quit school and go to fight in the war
• He hoped Gene was having a good time
• He knows he is keeping Gene from studying
• He says that Gene is his best friend.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is NOT true about WWII?

• FDR is the president
• Nylon, meat and gasoline are hard to get
• Trains are always on time because servicemen are riding on them.
• People cry a lot in America

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1