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A Separate Peace: Chapters 1-8 Review
A Separate Peace: Chapters 1-8 Review
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1
When Gene decides to enlist with Brinker, he feels thrilled because...
he will be serving his country
he will get to 'start over' somewhere new
he longs to die after what he did to Finny
he's always longed to become a soldier
2
Why does Gene get into a fight with the captain of the Crew team?
Because he really wants to the job to work out
Because he's tense lately
Because the captain calls him 'maimed'
Because Gene has a history of starting fights
3
Choose the option that BEST describes Gene and Finny's relationship so far throughout the novel
wild and carefree
weak, but lasting
tense, but devoted
angry and mean
4
True or False: Gene intentionally knocked Phineas out of the tree.
False
True
5
WHY does Gene decide not to enlist with Brinker?
Finny begs him to stay.
He has no desire to go to war.
Finny needs him to stay
Brinker chickens out on Gene.
6
In Chapter 8, Finny says he likes...
his classes
his cast
his new girlfriend
the winter
7
What happens to Gene one winter morning when he's running on the Devon grounds?
The Headmaster yells at him to get inside
He finally finds his rhythm
he falls and breaks his leg too
Finny trips him as a joke
8
What do Gene and Finny wake up every morning at 6 AM to do?
Go running for Olympic training
Attend detention for skipping classes
Visit the jumping tree
Physical therapy for Finny's leg
9
In the Butt Room, Gene...
smokes a cigarette with his classmates
confesses to the terrible thing he did, then runs away.
confronts the rumors about him and sets the record straight
gets confronted, loses his cool, and then bails
10
When the Summer session ends and the Winter session begins, what has changed MOST?
The way Gene views Devon
The boys at Devon
The rules in the dorms
The weather
11
What is the name of the character in charge of the Crew team?
Leper Lepellier
Cliff Quackenbush
Chet Douglas
Brinker Hadley
12
What is the 'first straw' for Gene's building frustrations with Phineas in the novel?
Finny gets away with wearing a tie for a belt
Finny makes him late for his trig test
Finny copies all of Gene's homework so he passes
Finny forces Gene to jump out of the tree every night
13
Phineas confesses to Gene that he used to be training for...
The football team
The Olympic team
The basketball team
The army
14
Describe Gene's relationship with Brinker Hadley
They are a year apart at Devon
They are friends and roommates
They are mortal enemies of each other
They are neighbors and rivals
15
At the beginning of the novel, Gene returns to Devon to visit TWO different spots. Select them.
The gymnasium
The stairs
The tree
The dormitories
16
When snowfall covers the railroad tracks, the Devon boys dig up the snow. This is called the..
Emergency Usefulness Policy
Snow Patrol
The Touring Club
Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session
17
In chapter 8, we find out what Phineas is thinking about the war. What is that?
He says the war is becoming too much for USA to handle
He says the war is a fake idea made up by fat old men
He says he's going to go fight, despite his injuries
He says the war is what caused him to jump from the tree
18
Finny decides he's going to ______________.
train Gene for the Olympics in '44
try out for the Special Olympics instead
enlist himself in the Army Special Forces
drop out of Devon and go home
