A Separate Peace Quizzes

A Separate Peace Quiz 1

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

Dartmouth

Devon

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

Yale

Trinity

Exeter
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 few jugs of hard cider

a burned copy of The Illiad

Finny's cigarettes
5 Brinker Hadley's timid roommate is:
Leper Lepellier

Chet Douglass

Brownie Perkins

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

Bobby Zane

Chet Douglass

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

Brinker Hadley

Bobby Zane

Leper Lepellier
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 become a great all-around Olympic athlete

For Gene to break some long-standing track records
9 What is Chet Douglass' main non-academic talent?
Drinking a lot

Running

Playing trumpet

Writing songs
10 Who does NOT come to Finny's aid after he breaks his leg on the stairs?
Phil Latham

Mr. Ludsbury

Brinker Hadley

Dr. Stanpole
11 What, for Gene, is the first symbol of the war coming to Devon?
the military recruiters who come to campus

the day at the railyard

The first snowfall

Leper's enlistment
12 At the beginning of the novel, Gene returns to Devon after how many years?
Ten years

Twenty years

Fifteen years

Five years
13 What are the names of the two rivers near campus?
the Charles and the Nantahala

the Dover and the Naguamsett

the Devon and the Aguah

the Devon and the Naguamsett
14 At the beginning of the book, Finny wears what as a show of patriotism?
a red, white, and blue outfit

the school tie as a belt

khaki army clothes

a pink shirt
15 What is the entry requirement for the "Super Suicide Society"?
a show of heroism

a dive into the Naguamsett

a dive off the tree

showing up at daily meetings
16 What branch of the service does Gene finally enlist in?
Marines

Navy

Air Force

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

Far Common

Center Common

the First Academy building
18 What does Gene consider as the closing act of his school days?
Finny's death

cleaning out his locker

leaving school for the last time

getting his diploma
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?
running

swimming

rowing

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

after Finny breaks his leg a second time

when they do their first jump from the tree

when they are at the beach
22 Who first accuses Gene of causing Finny's accident?
Chet Douglass

Finny

Brinker Hadley

Leper Lepellier
23 What finally convinces Leper to enlist?
his sense of duty toward his country

his wish to escape from being drafted

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

the drill sergeant harasses him

he dislikes the food

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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