A Separate Peace - Ch.1

What is the setting of the story?

• A college in Massachusetts

• A university in Vermont

• Devon School in New Hampshire

• A high school in New York

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How many years after being a student there does Gene return to the school?

• Ten years

• Five years

• Twenty years

• Fifteen years

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Gene associate with his fear during his school days?

• The science labs and the auditorium

• The football field and the principal's office

• The marble staircase and a specific tree by the river

• The library and the cafeteria

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What French proverb comes to Gene's mind during his visit?

• Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

• Je ne sais quoi

• La vie en rose

• C'est la vie

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is Gene's roommate at Devon School?

• Elwin 'Leper' Lepellier

• Phineas, or Finny

• Chet Douglass

• Bobby Zane

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What daring feat does Finny persuade his friends to try?

• Hiking through the forbidden forest

• Jumping off a branch of a tree into the river

• Swimming across the lake at night

• Climbing the school's bell tower

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is Gene's reaction when he reaches the limb of the tree?

• He pushes Finny off the branch

• He hesitates and is in a mild state of shock

• He is excited and jumps immediately

• He climbs down refusing to jump

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Finny claim about Gene's jump?

• That Gene wanted to jump again

• That Gene did not enjoy the jump

• That Gene was shamed into jumping

• That it was the best he had ever seen

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do Gene and Finny do after missing dinner?

• They visit another friend's room

• They go straight to their room to do homework

• They sneak out to town

• They go to the gym to play basketball

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the older Gene fear has not changed about him?

• His appearance

• His financial status

• His inner self

• His academic interests

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3