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

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

3. Who is Finny's doctor?
(a) Doctor Stanpole
(b) Doctor Stanton
(c) Doctor Winters
(d) Doctor Stan'homme

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who confesses to the trip to the beach?

2. What does Finny think Gene is still afraid of?

3. What is Elwin Lepellier's nickname?

4. What does Finny finally conclude about the accident?

5. Where do Finny and Gene sleep during their excursion away from school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sport does Finny think is a horrible addition to the summer athletics program?

3. Why did people jump from the tree to the river in previous years?

4. What does Gene remember as he pauses near the river on his way to an appointment at the Crew House?

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

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

7. Who can not believe that the allies bombed Central Europe?

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

9. What group do the two boys decide to form while they are down by the tree after tea time?

10. As Gene and Finny are getting ready to sleep on the beach, what does Finny reveal to Gene?

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