A Separate Peace Chapters 4-7

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1.

Finny's House was in this city and of this style
- A.
  
  New Orleans and Tudor
- B.
  
  New York and Brownstone
- C.
  
  Boston and Greek Revival
- D.
  
  Connecticut and Georgian
2.

Gene fails his quiz in this subject after hurrying back from this place.
- A.
  
  French and Blitzball
- B.
  
  Latin and the pool
- C.
  
  Trigonometry and the beach
- D.
  
  Physics and the beach
3.

Gene's major academic rival for valedictorian is:
- A.
  
  Brinker Hadley
- B.
  
  Chet Douglas
- C.
  
  Finny
- D.
  
  Leper Lepellier
4.

The idyllic view of Devon from the tree limb marks:
- A.
  
  The end of perfect youth
- B.
  
  Signs that a storm is on the far horizon
- C.
  
  Reminder that it is time for dinner
- D.
  
  That this location is in the deep South
5.

Finny, at the moment before he falls:
- A.
  
  Reaches out for Gene's extended hand
- B.
  
  Calls out to Gene
- C.
  
  Looks at Gene with "extreme interest"
- D.
  
  Smiles at Gene
6.

Finny jokes that he will do this if Gene becomes valedictorian
- A.
  
  Give Gene his pink shirt
- B.
  
  Kill himself
- C.
  
  Expel Gene from the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session
- D.
  
  Throw a party
7.

.What does Dr. Stanpole tell Gene about Finny’s injury?
- A.
  
  That Finny will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life
- B.
  
  That Finny’s leg will heal so as to be stronger than before
- C.
  
  That Finny will be able to walk again but sports are over
- D.
  
  That Finny may die
8.

What job does Gene try to take to avoid playing actively on a sports team?
- A.
  
  football coach
- B.
  
  Ultimate Frisbee referee
- C.
  
  chess teacher
- D.
  
  Assistant crew manager
9.

Gene wrestles with Quackenbush and is baptized into the harsh world of experience by:
- A.
  
  Falling into the Devon
- B.
  
  By losing his front tooth from a punch
- C.
  
  Getting assigned to school discipline
- D.
  
  Falling into the Nagaumasset
10.

Gene does tell Finny that he jounced the tree limb deliberately
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

When school actually opens in the fall, Finny is Gene's room-mate again.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Brinker Hadley's most salient physical characteristic is:
- A.
  
  Red hair
- B.
  
  Oversize glasses
- C.
  
  Large nose
- D.
  
  Commodious rear end
13.

Leper collects these:
- A.
  
  Beaver dams
- B.
  
  Snails
- C.
  
  Stamps
- D.
  
  Newspaper clippings of war heroes from Devon
14.

The names of the two rivers, possibly representing the dark, unconscious id and the more self-controlled and socially appropriate moral ego, are:
- A.
  
  Squamsett and Exeter
- B.
  
  Thames and Charles
- C.
  
  Naguamsett and Devon
- D.
  
  Big Two Hearted River and Montana
15.

In "Ode to an Athlete Dying Young" this point is not made:
- A.
  
  A young boy now resides in a graveyard
- B.
  
  A middle aged major ordered a youth to his death while the major ate and drank
- C.
  
  A young boy was once carried in celebration "shoulder high."
- D.
  
  The boy was perhaps fortunate to miss the process of aging
16.

Name the particular activity engaging all the boys in the war effort that happens the same day as Finny's return to Devon:
- A.
  
  Apple picking
- B.
  
  Having a parade for students heading to war
- C.
  
  Collecting metais to be melted for bullets
- D.
  
  Shoveling snow off the railroad tracks