A Separate Peace Test

Gene says that he was on active duty during his days at Devon and that he killed his ________ there, not during World War II.

• friend

• enemy

Leper's "escape" affects every major character in A Separate Peace. In a cause and effect short essay, show how his escape affects Gene and Phineas and their relationship to each other. Cite specific details from the novel to clarify your response.

In A Separate Peace, the only time Phineas cries is during the "kangaroo-court" investigation of his fall from the tree. Write a short essay explaining the significance of his action as it relates to the theme of Knowles's novel. To clarify the significance, point out instances when Phineas could have cried, but did not.

Gene says of Phineas, "With him there was no conflict except between athletes...This was the only conflict he had ever believed in." In a short essay, compare and contrast Phineas's strengths and weaknesses as Gene sees them. Show the importance of this part of Phineas's character in supporting the theme of A Separate Peace.

Who lives across the hall from Gene in the fall?

• Brinker

• Leper

• Finny

• Quackenbush

Who does Gene wish still lived near him?

• Leper

• Finny

Who the senior crew manager who gets into a fight with Gene?

• Brinker

• Finny

• Leper

• Quackenbush

Why does Gene get into a fight?

• Someone makes fun of disabled people calling them "maimed sons of b____," and so Gene feels they deserve to be punished

• Gene wants to prove that he is the best at sports, so he has to take the other guy out

• Gene wants to borrow the other guy's shirt and he says no

• Gene punches a teacher in the face for giving him a bad grade

Since all boys at Devon are required to participate in sports in some way, what does Gene decide to do?

• be an assistant crew manager, in charge of getting water and towels for team

• try out for swim team to beat Finny's record

• make Blitzball an official sport, so that he can be team captain

• try out for quarterback to make himself more popular

How old are Finny and Gene?

• 16

• 18

• 13

• 21