A Separate Peace Final Exam Review

The sequence of events in a novel

The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

Why does Gene not enlist in the fall

the story is told from the perspective of

What is Finny's professional opinion of the war

An effect created when statements or situation seem at odds with how things truly are

Finny tries to convince Gene that

Finny's jumping from the tree may be seen as a symbol of

"The traditions have been broken, the standards let down, all rules forgotten."

The snowball fights were organized by

What article of clothing does Finny get in trouble for wearing incorrectly

Which sports does Finny absolutely hate?

Gene begins to think that Phineas is plotting to

Who says, "You always win at sports."

At Leper's house, Gene knocked leper over in his chair because

If Finny's first fall was due to Gene jostling the tree, his second fall was due to

The two casualties in A Separate Peace are

What causes Brinker and Gene to want to enlist for the first time.

The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character in a story

When Gene confesses the first time that he caused Finny's accident,

Leper testifies that he

An imagined person appearing in a work of fiction

Before the trial, Brinker accuses Gene of

Finny refuses to accept the war as a reality and creates illusions concerning it because

When Phineas is caught in a difficult situation, he

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

Finny's second fall occurs when

The position of the narrator in relation to the events that occur

What assignments do the boys take part of the emergency usefulness plan

Language that appeals to the senses

A long narrative work of more than fifty thousand words

The following themes may be found in A Separate Peace EXCEPT

"I always jumped, if I didn't I would lose face."

Why does Gene jump out of the tree?

Gene's last jump from the tree results in

Why doesn't Gene cry at Finny's funeral?

Gene leaves Leper's home in Vermont quickly because

One way Knowles makes his readers sympathize with Gene is by

At the beginning of the novel, Gene returns to Devon after how many years

Missing an exam and being late for dinner may be seen in the novel as

When Phineas tells Gene that he is his best pal, Gene

The major event of the novel may be

The title, A Separate Peace, refers to

At the beginning of the book, Finny wears what as a show of patriotism?

The trial of Gene takes place

What graduating class were Gene and Finny a part of

A struggle between opposing needs, desires or emotions within a single character

What is Finny's goal for Gene after Finny breaks his leg?

The mood or feeling in a work of literature

A character struggles against some outside forces

What does Gene consider as the closing of his school days?

The Summer Session is different than the other sessions at Devon because

The background against which a literary work takes place (time, place, geography, culture)

During the first time that Gene attempted to confess to Finny takes place

A person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and something more than itself

Who is the author of A Separate Peace

What event causes Finny to admit that the war is real?