WorksheetsA Separate Peace: Chapters 12 & 13
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Gene's reaction after Finny's death?
a)
He is inconsolable
b)
He doesn't cry because he doesn't care
c)
He doesn't cry because he feels as if it was his funeral
d)
Finny doesn't die
2.
What does Finny symbolize?
a)
Death
b)
Innocence
c)
The tree
d)
War
3.
“The light had gone out in the room and there was no sound coming from it. The only noise was the peculiarly bleak whistling of the wind through the upper branches.”
This quote describes what?
This quote describes what?
a)
Outside the dorm room
b)
The classroom where they had the trial
c)
Leper's house
d)
Outside Finny's infirmary room
4.
What type of figurative language is
“...when it had broken over our heads like a thunderclap in a flawless sky”?
“...when it had broken over our heads like a thunderclap in a flawless sky”?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
5.
How did Finny die?
a)
The doctor did not say
b)
His leg got infected
c)
Bone marrow blocked his heart
d)
He hit his head when he fell
6.
Which quote best describes the tone of the chapters?
a)
“I stood precariously in the middle of the room, trying to find somewhere to look and something to say, wanting desperately to leave and powerless to do so.”
b)
"I idly considered stealing it, in the way that people idly consider many crimes it would be possible for them to commit."
c)
"I nearly laughed out loud at that."
d)
" 'I want to fix your leg up,' I said crazily but in a perfectly natural tne of voice which made my words sound even crazier, even to me."
7.
What is this an example of?
“The light had gone out in the room and there was no sound coming from it. The only noise was the peculiarly bleak whistling of the wind through the upper branches.” (p.184)
“The light had gone out in the room and there was no sound coming from it. The only noise was the peculiarly bleak whistling of the wind through the upper branches.” (p.184)
a)
Theme
b)
Symbolism
c)
Figurative language
d)
Imagery
8.
Where did Gene "kill his enemy"?
a)
In Germany
b)
At school
c)
Behind the Maginot Lines
d)
He was never on active duty
9.
“There is no stage you comprehend better than the one you have just left, and as I watched the Jeeps...they reminded me, in a comical and a poignant way, of adolescents.”
What symbolism does this represent?
What symbolism does this represent?
a)
WWII symbolizing growing up
b)
Finny's leg symbolizing friendship
c)
Devon symbolizing the world
d)
Finny symbolizing innocence
10.
How does Brinker Hadley's father feel about enlisting?
a)
He thinks the war is unnecessary
b)
He thinks it is a risk that should be considered carefully
c)
He feels it's a man's greatest moment and privilege to serve his country
d)
He's Canadian, so he doesn't believe it is right for Brinker to enlist in the U.S. army
11.
What does Gene say Finny would do in the war?
a)
He would be a ruthless fighter
b)
He would be too afraid
c)
He would be a hero
d)
He would make a mess out of the war
12.
Does Finny forgive Gene?
a)
No, but he understands
b)
Yes, he forgives him and says he understands
c)
No, he won't talk to him
d)
Yes, but he doesn't understand what happened
13.
What is the immediate reaction to Finny's fall?
a)
No one realized what happened at first
b)
The trial continues without Finny
c)
Everybody panics
d)
Everyone acts logically
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