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A Separate Peace

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What year is the narrator remembering?
a)

1957-8

b)

1942-3

c)

1960-1

d)

1933-4

2.
What school has the narrator returned to visit?
a)
Devon School
b)
Devonshire Hall
c)
New Hampshire Boarding School
d)
Rhode Island School for Boys
3.
What does Finny tell the narrator while on the beach?
a)
Phineas tells him that he doesn't want to be friends anymore
b)
Phineas tells Gene he wants to get to know him better
c)
Phineas tells Gene he wants to get to know him better
d)
Phineas tells Gene he is his best friend.
4.
What does the doctor tell Gene about Finny's condition?
a)
Finny will be able to play sports after resting for a few months
b)
Finny can never play sports again.
c)
Finny will be better at sports
d)
He will be in a wheel chair
5.
What group did the boys create?
a)
The Super Suicide Society of The Summer Session
b)
The Superb Society
c)
The Suicide Squad
d)
The Summer Squad
6.

What two "fearful sites" did the narrator want to visit in Chapter 1?

a)

His house and the library

b)

Marble Stairs and Tree

c)

Cafeteria and Tree

d)

Library and Marble Stairs

7.
What emblem does Finny wear as a symbol of patriotism?
a)
Pink Shirt
b)
School tie as his belt
c)
Army Clothes
d)
An American Flag
8.

In what sport does Finny secretly break A. Hopkins Parker's record?

a)

Baseball

b)

Swimming

c)

Blitz Ball

d)

Basketball

9.
The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session meets every night to do what?
a)
Ride their bikes to the beach.
b)
Sneak off campus to meet girls.
c)
Jump from the tree.
d)
Gamble and play cards.
10.
What happens after Gene and Phineas return from the beach?
a)
The boys get caught and have to do extra work. 
b)
Finny gets hit by a car and shatters his leg.
c)
Mr. Prudhomme catches the boys and they get in trouble.
d)
Gene fails his math test.
11.
Gene assumes that Finny is trying to do what to hurt him?
a)
Sabotage his grades.
b)
Get him expelled.
c)
Push him off the tree.
d)
Show him up at sports.
12.
When Gene realizes Finny is a better person than he is, how does he react to this realization?
a)
He yells at Finny and tells him he's not his friend.
b)
He causes Finny to fall out of the tree and break his leg.
c)
He tells the teachers that Finny is a cheater so he'll get expelled.
d)
He lies to Finny and tells him he broke a swimming record.
13.
Why does Gene fight with Cliff Quackenbush?
a)
He wants Quackenbush's job on the crew.
b)
Nobody likes Quackenbush.
c)
Quackenbush fires him from the crew.
d)
Quackenbush calls him maimed.
14.
The telegram that arrives during the Winter Carnival is from _______________ and is addressed to ______________.
a)
Leper /  Gene
b)
Leper/ Finny
c)
Mrs. Lepellier/ Gene
d)
The United States Army/ Gene
15.
Where was the "winter location" of which Leper spoke?
a)
The tree by the river
b)
His home in Vermont
c)
The Devon Inn
d)
The Naguamsett
16.
Who was the first boy to enlist?
a)

Bobby

b)

Finny

c)

Leper

d)

Chet

17.
What did the telegram from Leper say?
a)
I have been discharged
b)
I am coming to visit
c)
I am coming home and I need help
d)
I have escaped and need help
18.
What group did the boys create?
a)
The Super Suicide Society of The Summer Session
b)
The Superb Society
c)
The Suicide Squad
d)
The Summer Squad
19.
Gene assumes that Finny is trying to do what to hurt him?
a)
Sabotage his grades.
b)
Get him expelled.
c)
Push him off the tree.
d)
Show him up at sports.
20.
What is the Gene's goal for his school career?
a)
To die
b)
to see finny fail
c)
He wants to be valadictorian.
d)
To live the life
21.

What does Finny nickname Brinker?

a)

President H

b)

Bonkers Brinker

c)

Yellow Peril

d)

Miss Hadley

22.

What does Finny claim to think about the war?

a)

That it will make him famous

b)

It is silly and foolish

c)

That it is fundamentally important

d)

That it is a big hoax

23.

What part of the armed forces video attracted Leper to enlist?

a)

Scuba Forces

b)

Air Force

c)

Ski Troops

d)

Marines

24.
Leper is upset about receiving a "Section 8 Discharge" which is given in a situation when...
a)
A person can't handle the physical demands of the service/
b)
A person does not want to fight because of religious beliefs.
c)
A person shows signs of mental instability.
25.
How does Gene react when Leper accuses him of knocking Finny out of the tree?
a)
He stays silent and lets the moment pass. 
b)
He kicks Leper's chair over in anger.
c)
He changes the subject and talks about what's for lunch.
d)
He admits to Leper and asks him not to tell.
26.

Who does Finny see hiding in the bushes?

a)

Gene

b)

Leper

c)

Brinker

d)

Bob

27.

What does Finny do as he walks away from the Assembly room?

a)

screams at Brinker

b)

accuses Gene

c)

kicks a chair

d)

cries

28.

What does Finny accuse Gene of when he sees him at the window?

a)

trying to break something else

b)

breaking and entering

c)

stalking

d)

peeping

29.

Why did Gene say he was at the window when Finny was in the infirmary?

a)

He was so nervous.

b)

He was afraid.

c)

He felt he belonged there.

d)

In case Finny needed anything.

30.

What was Finny working on behind the scenes all winter?

a)

a surprise for Gene

b)

getting into college

c)

applying for a job

d)

writing to all branches of the military

31.

Why wouldn't any branches of the military take Finny when he applied?

a)

they had enough soldiers

b)

because of his age

c)

because of his eyesight

d)

because of his injury

32.

What is Gene's explanation for what happened in the tree?

a)

he took out his anger

b)

he lost all self control

c)

it was a blind impulse, some ignorance

d)

it was a total accident

33.

What does Dr. Stanpole say is the cause of Finny's death?

a)

the broken leg

b)

breaking his leg twice

c)

a broken heart

d)

bone marrow entered the bloodstream and his heart stopped

34.

Why doesn't Gene ever cry about Finny's death?

a)

he feels the funeral is his own

b)

he is not sad

c)

he is traumatized

d)

he went to therapy

35.

A character, like Gene Forrester, who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story is a

a)

round character

b)

flat character

c)

static character

d)

dynamic character

36.

Did Gene ever kill anyone in the war?

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

What do the boys drink at the carnival?

a)

lemonade

b)

apple juice

c)

cider

d)

iced tea

38.

Who created Blitzball?

a)

Finny

b)

Chet

c)

Brinker

d)

Leper

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