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A Separate Peace Chapter 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story is told in what narrative?

a)

Third Person

b)

Second Person

c)

First Person

d)

Poetry

2.

What is the name of the school he is revisiting?

a)

Harvard

b)

Jamison

c)

Gardner

d)

Devon

3.

Which state is he in?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Boston

4.

How many years ago was the author reflecting back on?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

13

d)

15

5.

The author's sister is telling his story.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The author lived during the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False 

7.

Plus cest la meme chose, plus ca means....

a)

To be or not to be

b)

The more things remain the same

c)

Never forget the past

d)

Always faithful to your country

8.

The narrator tells the stories in flashbacks

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The author describes the weather as being....

a)

Wet and soggy.

b)

Bright and sunny.

c)

Cold and snowy.

d)

Hot with the wind blowing.

10.

When Gene reflects back on his life, what is the name/nickname

that he calls the first friend he mentions?

a)

Robert/Bob

b)

John/Jack

c)

Phineas/Finney

d)

Stephen/Stevy

11.

What are the first names of the other boys with Gene and Finney?

a)

Robert, Tom, and Bill.

b)

Elwin 'Leper,' Chet and Bobby.

c)

Tony 'Tangle,' Jackson, and Taylor.

d)

Kenneth, Jerry, and Timothy.

12.

What does Finney persuade them to do?

a)

Sneak into the kitchen.

b)

Sneak out in the middle of the night.

c)

Race each other down the road at dangerous speeds.

d)

Jump off of a tree branch into the river.

13.

Why is it so daring for them to jump off of the tree branch into the river?

a)

Because only the upper classmen perform this feat.

b)

Because the waters are dangerous.

c)

Because they are forbidden to jump into the river.

d)

Because of the dangerous snakes in the river.

14.

Of the five underclassmen, which ones jumped into the river?

a)

All of the boys jumped in the river.

b)

Only Finney and Gene jumped into the river.

c)

Only Finney and Bobby jumped into the river.

d)

Only Chet, Finney and Bobby jump into the river.

15.

Who is the main character?

a)

Gene Forrester

b)

John Smith

c)

Billy Preston

d)

Tom Forest