A Separate Peace Test

How does Gene discover that Finny has died in "A Separate Peace"?

• He sees his body being carried on a stretcher

• Brinker tells him

• He finds Finny's clinic room empty

• Dr. Stanpole tells him

The trial in "A Separate Peace" forces Finny and Gene to confront the fact that ______.

• they were never true friends

• their friendship was based on rivalry

• they had misunderstood each other

• Gene caused the accident in the tree

One of the major conflicts of the novel "A Separate Peace" is between Gene and ______.

• Finny

• Brinker

• Leper

• Himself

What does Knowles use the setting of Devon School to illustrate in "A Separate Peace"?

• The beautiful setting the boys lived in.

• The irrelevance of the events of the book to the place in which they took place.

• How setting can reflect and create conflict.

• How privileged Gene and Phineas were.

How is Devon School described in "A Separate Peace"?

• As containing aspects of both wilderness and conservative society.

• As extremely modern and characterless.

• As merely decrepit and worn.

• As entirely clean and safe.

When does Gene first attempt to confess to Finny in "A Separate Peace"?

• During the trial.

• At Finny's home.

• After World War II.

• In the infirmary.

From whose perspective is "A Separate Peace" narrated?

• Gene.

• Finny.

• An omniscient narrator.

• A teacher at Devon.

How does Knowles make the reader sympathize with Gene in "A Separate Peace"?

• By having other characters act very nicely toward him.

• By presenting all Gene's thoughts for the reader to evaluate.

• By eliminating all the negative aspects of Gene's personality.

• By making Finny extremely unsympathetic.

The title of this novel comes from a quotation by Hemingway in which he wrote "You and me, we've made a separate peace." Why did John Knowles choose A Separate Peace as the title? In what ways does this title reflect the theme of the novel?

When Gene climbs through the window into the room where Finny is resting, Finny...

• Accepts Gene's apology gladly

• Still refuses to believe that Gene caused the accident

• Is angry with Gene and will not talk to him

• Does not recognize Gene