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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Finny say is his best friend?
(a) Gene
(b) No one
(c) Leper
(d) Chet

2. What seems distant and unreal in a time of war?
(a) The world
(b) The beach
(c) Family
(d) School

3. Who is the substitute teacher for the summer?
(a) Dr. Stanpole
(b) Mr. Prud'homme
(c) Mr. Brinker
(d) Mr. Patch-Wilders

4. Who becomes angry at Finny's diagnosis?
(a) Gene
(b) Finny's mom
(c) Finny
(d) Finny's dad

5. What can Finny still do as a result of the accident?
(a) Walk
(b) Jump
(c) Run
(d) Skip

6. Who is the witness to Finny's breaking of the school record?
(a) Brinker
(b) No one
(c) Gene
(d) Leper

7. What does Gene's boss nickname him?
(a) Idiot
(b) Lazy bastard
(c) Maimed son of a bitch
(d) Biggest fool at Devon

8. What does Finny declare he doesn't believe?
(a) That school is necessary.
(b) That Gene is his friend.
(c) That the Allies bombed Central Europe.
(d) That Gene can jump again.

9. What does Gene dress in?
(a) A flag
(b) Finny's clothes
(c) A new school blazer
(d) A military uniform

10. What does Finny remember Gene wearing during the fall?
(a) Shocked expression
(b) Pink shirt
(c) Flag
(d) School tie

11. Who lives across the hall from Gene?
(a) Brinker
(b) Chet
(c) Finny
(d) Leper

12. Where does Gene go instead of Devon?
(a) Boston
(b) Down south
(c) Finny's home
(d) To Leper's house

13. What does Finny do with Gene to make him late?
(a) Pulls him into the river
(b) Starts a wrestling match
(c) Trips him
(d) Talks him into leaving the campus

14. Does Gene tell anyone about Finny's broken record?
(a) Yes
(b) No, but he writes an anonymous letter to the headmaster
(c) Not for a while
(d) No

15. What does Finny convince Gene to join him on?
(a) A trip to the city
(b) Playing hooky at the local arcade
(c) Enlisting in the military
(d) A 3 hour bike ride

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Finny's doctor?

2. Where does Finny land during the jump?

3. "Nothing endures, not a ________, not love, not even death by violence."

4. What does Gene almost miss when they return to school?

5. What does Finny confess to have had during the fall?

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