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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do the boys look for to spend on breakfast?

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

3. What does Finny want to do after tea?

4. What kind of record did Finny break?

5. Where does Gene leap after Finny falls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What position has Gene volunteered for?

6. What is one of the main rules for the secret club that Finny and Gene have created?

7. Describe the opening scene of Devon when the Fall Session convenes.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When one first reads "A Separate Peace," it seems Finny and Gene could not be more different in terms of their lives, goals, and outlooks. Is this really the case?

Part 1: Compare and contract Finny and Gene.

Part 2: How does the friendship between Finny and Gene change during the book?

Part 3: Would you say that Finny and Gene are more alike or more different? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The perception of the war is one that seems to change during the novel as well as fluctuate from the start to the finish of the novel.

Part 1: List the people in the novel who support the war. How do they show this support?

Part 2: List the people in the novel who do not support the war. How do they show their displeasure?

Part 3: What do you think the boys think of the war in general? Is this a 'good' or a 'bad' war? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The two rivers in the book provide different elements and symbols to the storytelling.

Part 1: List the names of the two rivers in the novel and describe the location of each.

Part 2: What does each river seem to symbolize for the story?

Part 3: How is Gene comparable to each river?

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