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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ruminates about what it means to be an American during a time of intense war rationed?
(a) Finny
(b) Brinker
(c) Leper
(d) Gene

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

3. What does Finny wear in support of the first Allied bombing?
(a) A flag
(b) A uniform top
(c) Pink tie
(d) Pink shirt

4. Where is the school located?
(a) Ireland
(b) New England
(c) England
(d) The South

5. Has Gene ever injured himself by jumping from the branch?
(a) No
(b) Every time
(c) Once
(d) Yes, many times

6. Where do the boys go when they realize how late they are?
(a) Their dorm room
(b) The bar
(c) A local diner
(d) The beach

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

8. What does Gene notice that seems much smaller than it used to?
(a) The river
(b) The school
(c) The beds
(d) The tree

9. Who is impressed with Gene's hard work?
(a) The headmaster
(b) Brinker
(c) Chet
(d) Finny

10. What is Gene referring to when he describes a steely black steeple?
(a) The tree
(b) A building
(c) The chapel
(d) Finny

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

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

13. What do the two boys want to form?
(a) Their own army
(b) A new sport
(c) A secret society
(d) An alliance

14. Who loses his balance in this jump?
(a) Finny
(b) No one
(c) Finny and Gene
(d) Gene

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Gene was last at this school?

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

3. How does Gene bounce the branch?

4. What is the name of the school the boys attend?

5. What does Gene dress in?

(see the answer keys)

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