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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. What is Finny also in disbelief about?

2. Who announces he is going to enlist 'tomorrow'?

3. What happened to cause #166?

4. What did Leper want to avoid by leaving the army?

5. What does Finny say he deplores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cryptic telegram reveal?

2. What does Finny do during the snowball fight with Gene and the others?

3. When Gene and Leper get into an argument, what does Leper accuse Gene of?

4. What is Leper's explanation for his desertion of the Army?

5. What does Gene note when he is making up Finny's bed for him?

6. How does Finny response when Gene sneaks in to visit him?

7. What does Finny say about the war?

8. What does Gene do when Finny expresses his shock and disappointment in the idea of Finny enlisting?

9. When the students of Devon are looking at different options for military recruitment, what is guiding their decision?

10. What does Brinker do as a result of Leper's enlistment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Finny and Gene is a complex one, even bordering on codependent in nature, with one having to help the other in order for the other to cope.

Part 1: Describe the ways in which Gene relies on Finny for his sense of self esteem, and vice versa with Finny.

Part 2: Would you consider their friendship healthy or unhealthy? Support your answer.

Part 3: What changes might be made to their friendship that might make it more positive?

Essay Topic 2

Competition seems to be another large theme in this book, with the boys competing with each other for anything and everything they can.

Part 1: List three specific competitions the boys engage in.

Part 2: What does the competitive nature of Gene and Finny say about their friendship?

Part 3: Why do you think the author made Gene the one that excels in academics while Finny excels in sports?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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