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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gene think Finny may have done?
(a) Saved his life
(b) Made him unsteady
(c) Nothing
(d) Tried too hard to help him

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment is issued as a result of Finny and Gene missing dinner?

2. Who ruminates about what it means to be an American during a time of intense war rationed?

3. Who chastises Gene for his summer forbidden activities?

4. When does Gene travel to return to Devon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Gene and Finny decide to try another double jump from the branch?

2. Who are the four boys that are with Gene as he stands by the tree?

3. Why does Mr. Prud'homme come into Gene and Finny's room the next morning?

4. What does Finny say when Gene asks him what he remembers about the fall?

5. Who does Gene describe the tree when he was younger and standing in front of it with other boys?

6. What does Finny convince Gene they should do before they head back to Devon?

7. When Gene is working hard to catch up on his trigonometry, what does Finny accuse him of?

8. What does Gene realize about the rivalry between Finny and himself?

9. Who is the narrator of "A Separate Peace"?

10. What sport does Finny create in order to make up for the appalling sport in #14?

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