A Separate Peace 11-13

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This is a quiz on the final chapters of the book and class discussions. Please comment on any five of the images in a few sentences! Good Luck and Happy Thanksgiving!

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1.

Please comment on the following (hint: underline key words) in a long paragraph: "They steered us toward the First Building- burned down and rebuilt several times...Above us in Latin flowed the inscription: 'Here Boys Come to Be Made Men.'"
2.

Knowles used this novel as a primary thematic source for his own later novel about "war."
- A.
  
  Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
- B.
  
  The Iliad by Homer
- C.
  
  The Soldier by Rupert Brook
- D.
  
  A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway
3.

The idea of a "dark shadow" side in Literature is characterized in the German term:
- A.
  
  Bildungsroman
- B.
  
  Doppelganger
- C.
  
  In medias res
- D.
  
  Frame narration
4.

In Gene's trial, Knowles' obvious allusion is to this primarily Spanish institution:
- A.
  
  Bullfighting
- B.
  
  The Inquisition
- C.
  
  The Salvation Army
- D.
  
  The Anglican Church
5.

In Chapter 11, Gene is helping Finny with this:
- A.
  
  Cleaning the room
- B.
  
  Bible studies
- C.
  
  Trigonometry
- D.
  
  Latin translation of Caesar
6.

When taken to the "First Building" at 10:05 p.m. the boys pass under this inscription:
- A.
  
  I Came, I Saw, I Conquered
- B.
  
  All true Stories End in Death
- C.
  
  Work Will Set You Free
- D.
  
  Here Boys Come to Be Made Men
7.

The key witnesss summoned for Gene's trial is:
- A.
  
  Brownie Perkins
- B.
  
  Leper
- C.
  
  Dr. Stanpole
- D.
  
  Brinker
8.

Gene thinks about stealing this when Finny is back in the infirmary:
- A.
  
  Dr. Stanpole's car
- B.
  
  Finny's medical records
- C.
  
  A copy of the Iliad
- D.
  
  A photograph of a man killed in the war
9.

Finny's graduating class would have been the class of:
- A.
  
  1942
- B.
  
  1943
- C.
  
  1944
- D.
  
  1958
10.

This actually happened in WWI:
- A.
  
  The Andrew's sisters sang for the Kaiser
- B.
  
  A Christmas Eve truce between the Germans and the Allies
- C.
  
  Leper shot an enemy soldier
- D.
  
  Gene saw combat
11.

Finny is buried here:
- A.
  
  Under the tree
- B.
  
  In Devon's cemetery
- C.
  
  Boston
- D.
  
  Vermont
12.

Gene tells Brinker's father at year's end that he, Gene,
- A.
  
  Is going to dodge the draft
- B.
  
  Has enlisted in the Marines
- C.
  
  Has enlisted in the Navy
- D.
  
  Has enlisted in the Coast Guard
13.

Gene reflects that wars:
- A.
  
  Are made by the stupidities of Versailles
- B.
  
  Something ignorant in the human heart
- C.
  
  Fat old men
- D.
  
  Boundary disputes
14.

Brinker came for Finny and Gene at 10:05 p.m. and led them to:
- A.
  
  The First Building
- B.
  
  The Fields Beyond
- C.
  
  The Keppel Gymnasium
- D.
  
  The tree
15.

What were the seniors wearing at the "Inquisition"?
- A.
  
  Ties as belts
- B.
  
  Pajamas
- C.
  
  Black graduation robes
- D.
  
  Devon blazers
16.

The attending physician was:
- A.
  
  Dr. Latham
- B.
  
  Dr. Stanpole
- C.
  
  Brinker's father
- D.
  
  None of the above
17.

Finny falls on these:
- A.
  
  Wet sidewalk leading to the dormitory
- B.
  
  On the icy vestibule in front of the infirmary
- C.
  
  The white marble stairs
- D.
  
  None of the above
18.

The name of the Devon wrestling coach:
- A.
  
  Patch-Withers
- B.
  
  Mr. Ludsbury
- C.
  
  Phil Latham
- D.
  
  Charles Eliot