A Separate Peace Final Exam Review

The two casualties in A Separate Peace are

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 position of the narrator in relation to the events that occur

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

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

The major event of the novel may be

Gene leaves Leper's home in Vermont quickly because

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

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

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

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

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

Leper testifies that he

The sequence of events in a novel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gene's last jump from the tree results in

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

When Phineas is caught in a difficult situation, he

One way Knowles makes his readers sympathize with Gene is by

The title, A Separate Peace, refers to

A character struggles against some outside forces

A long narrative work of more than fifty thousand words

Why does Gene not enlist in the fall

Which sports does Finny absolutely hate?

The mood or feeling in a work of literature

Who says, "You always win at sports."

Finny tries to convince Gene that

Before the trial, Brinker accuses Gene of

Gene begins to think that Phineas is plotting to

An imagined person appearing in a work of fiction

What graduating class were Gene and Finny a part of

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

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

Who is the author of A Separate Peace

the story is told from the perspective of

Why does Gene jump out of the tree?

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

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

Finny's second fall occurs when

Language that appeals to the senses

The trial of Gene takes place

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

The following themes may be found in A Separate Peace EXCEPT

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

What is Finny's professional opinion of the war

The snowball fights were organized by

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

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

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