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

2. Where does Gene have an appointment?
(a) Assembly Hall
(b) Far Common
(c) Butt Room
(d) Crew House

3. How does Gene bounce the branch?
(a) By moving side to side
(b) By bending his knees
(c) By waving his arms
(d) He doesn't

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

5. What happens when Gene turns to Finny to delay the jump?
(a) He falls
(b) He bounces the branch
(c) He loses his balance
(d) He gets dizzy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gene notice that seems much smaller than it used to?

2. What does Finny declare he doesn't believe?

3. What does the substitute teacher want to scold Gene and Finny for missing?

4. What does Finny want to do after tea?

5. What does Finny remember Gene wearing during the fall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Compare and contrast Brinker and Leper.

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

4. What does Gene think is the true reason behind hearing that Leper might be jumping from the branch?

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

6. What happened to Finny as a result of the fall from the branch?

7. What is Gene the only witness to?

8. What does Finny decide to do in celebration of the first Allied bombing of Central Europe?

9. What is Finny's mistake that he makes when having tea with the substitute headmaster Mr. Patch-Wilders?

10. What does the doctor say about the outcome of Finny's injury?

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