A Separate Peace Test

How does Gene discover that Finny has died in "A Separate Peace"?

• He sees his body being carried on a stretcher

• Brinker tells him

• He finds Finny's clinic room empty

• Dr. Stanpole tells him

The trial in "A Separate Peace" forces Finny and Gene to confront the fact that ______.

• they were never true friends

• their friendship was based on rivalry

• they had misunderstood each other

• Gene caused the accident in the tree

One of the major conflicts of the novel "A Separate Peace" is between Gene and ______.

• Finny

• Brinker

• Leper

• Himself

What does Knowles use the setting of Devon School to illustrate in "A Separate Peace"?

• The beautiful setting the boys lived in.

• The irrelevance of the events of the book to the place in which they took place.

• How setting can reflect and create conflict.

• How privileged Gene and Phineas were.

How is Devon School described in "A Separate Peace"?

• As containing aspects of both wilderness and conservative society.

• As extremely modern and characterless.

• As merely decrepit and worn.

• As entirely clean and safe.

When does Gene first attempt to confess to Finny in "A Separate Peace"?

• During the trial.

• At Finny's home.

• After World War II.

• In the infirmary.

From whose perspective is "A Separate Peace" narrated?

• Gene.

• Finny.

• An omniscient narrator.

• A teacher at Devon.

How does Knowles make the reader sympathize with Gene in "A Separate Peace"?

• By having other characters act very nicely toward him.

• By presenting all Gene's thoughts for the reader to evaluate.

• By eliminating all the negative aspects of Gene's personality.

• By making Finny extremely unsympathetic.

The title of this novel comes from a quotation by Hemingway in which he wrote "You and me, we've made a separate peace." Why did John Knowles choose A Separate Peace as the title? In what ways does this title reflect the theme of the novel?

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When Gene climbs through the window into the room where Finny is resting, Finny...

• Accepts Gene's apology gladly

• Still refuses to believe that Gene caused the accident

• Is angry with Gene and will not talk to him

• Does not recognize Gene