A Separate Peace Quizzes

A Separate Peace Quiz 1

1 The name of Gene's old school is:
Devon

Exeter

Dover

Dartmouth
2 The author, John Knowles, says he based Gene's school on his old school,
Andover

Yale

Exeter

Trinity
3 In Chapter 4, Gene says that his main academic rival is:
Brinker Hadley

Finny

Chet Douglass

Leper Lepellier
4 At Finny's winter carnival, there is a riot over:
the event prizes

a burned copy of The Illiad

Finny's cigarettes

a few jugs of hard cider
5 Brinker Hadley's timid roommate is:
Chet Douglass

Leper Lepellier

Brownie Perkins

Bobby Zane
6 Which of these boys is NOT a member of the "Super Suicide Society"?
Chet Douglass

Leper Lepellier

Bobby Zane

Brinker Hadley
7 Who is the first Devon boy from Gene's class to enlist?
Chet Douglass

Brinker Hadley

Leper Lepellier

Bobby Zane
8 What is Finny's goal for Gene after Finny breaks his leg?
For Gene to be captain of the football team

For Gene to become a great Olympic marathon runner

For Gene to break some long-standing track records

For Gene to become a great all-around Olympic athlete
9 What is Chet Douglass' main non-academic talent?
Running

Writing songs

Drinking a lot

Playing trumpet
10 Who does NOT come to Finny's aid after he breaks his leg on the stairs?
Mr. Ludsbury

Phil Latham

Brinker Hadley

Dr. Stanpole
11 What, for Gene, is the first symbol of the war coming to Devon?
Leper's enlistment

the day at the railyard

the military recruiters who come to campus

The first snowfall
12 At the beginning of the novel, Gene returns to Devon after how many years?
Five years

Ten years

Twenty years

Fifteen years
13 What are the names of the two rivers near campus?
the Devon and the Aguah

the Dover and the Naguamsett

the Charles and the Nantahala

the Devon and the Naguamsett
14 At the beginning of the book, Finny wears what as a show of patriotism?
khaki army clothes

the school tie as a belt

a pink shirt

a red, white, and blue outfit
15 What is the entry requirement for the "Super Suicide Society"?
a show of heroism

showing up at daily meetings

a dive into the Naguamsett

a dive off the tree
16 What branch of the service does Gene finally enlist in?
Marines

Air Force

Army

Navy
17 What part of the campus is finally given to the war effort?
the stadium and gym

the First Academy building

Far Common

Center Common
18 What does Gene consider as the closing act of his school days?
getting his diploma

cleaning out his locker

leaving school for the last time

Finny's death
19 What class were Gene and Finny a part of?
the class of 1944

the class of 1943

the class of 1942

the class of 1941
20 Finny breaks a school record in what sport?
diving

rowing

swimming

running
21 When does Finny tell Gene that Gene is his best friend?
when Gene visits him at home

when they do their first jump from the tree

when they are at the beach

after Finny breaks his leg a second time
22 Who first accuses Gene of causing Finny's accident?
Finny

Chet Douglass

Leper Lepellier

Brinker Hadley
23 What finally convinces Leper to enlist?
his wish to escape from being drafted

his sense of duty toward his country

a video of ski troops

a visit from a persuasive recruitment officer
24 What causes Finny's leg to break the second time?
Finny trying to play sports again

Finny slipping on some stairs

another attempted jump from the tree

a fall during a snowball fight
25 Why does Leper "escape" from the army?
he wants to go home

he is about to get discharged

he dislikes the food

the drill sergeant harasses him

Explain Gene’s reaction to Leper’s accusations?

One thing that Leper is able to do after his army experience is peg Gene's personality, and know what he did to Finny. Finally, naïve little Leper evaluates Gene in a more accurate way than anyone else in the book; "You always were a savage...

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What two placed does the narrator go to visit ?

He goes to visit a marble staircase, and the second place he goes to is the river. The summer most of the action takes place is in the 1942.

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What is Finny’s attitude towards war?

Finny is initianally against the war. Peace had come back to Devon," Gene says, after Finny had returned. For a while, the struggle between war and peace is temporarily won by peace; and for a short time, Gene also forgets about his ideas of...

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