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From whose pov is the story told
Gene
Do we have first or third-person narration in the novel?
First Person
Who is the best athlete at Devon High School?
Finny
Who is the nature lover?
Leper
Where does most of the story take place?
Devon High school
Where is Leper from?
Vermont
Who is Gene's roommate?
Finny
Which war is going on during the time of the story?
WWII
Which two places does adult Gene visit?
Tree + Stairs
Who is the doctor at Devon?
Stanpole
Why does Gene fail his trigonometry test?
Gene fails his trigonometry test after Finny convinces him to skip class and go to the beach and spend the night on the beach.
What is the name of the club Gene and Finny created?
The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session.
How does Phineas break his leg?
Gene causes Finny to fall out of the tree the first time that he breaks his leg. The second time that he breaks his leg he falls down a set of marble stairs.
Who repeatedly makes comments about Gene's possible role in Finny's broken leg?
Brinker Hadley makes numerous references to Gene’s possible role in causing Finny’s fall from the tree.
What game does Finny invent?
Blitzball
How does Finny break his leg a second time?
Falls down marble stairs.
How does Finny die?
Bone marrow to heart
Why does Finny deny that there is a war?
Finny begins to deny that there is a war going on in large part due to the fact that he can no longer enlist due to his injury.
What school record does Finny break?
A swimming record.
What is the physical consequence of Finny's accident on page 60?
Finny’s leg is shattered by the fall from the tree and he will never be able to play sports as he did before the accident.
When does a copy of The Iliad burn?
Beginning of Winter Carnival
What does Leper accuse Gene of?
Finny dies when marrow seeps out of his broken bone and lodges in the heart. This happens when the doctor is trying to set the bone after he broke it a second time.
Who comes up with the idea of the Winter Carnival?
Finny.
What is the description of the train and its troops on the day that Gene and others clear the tracks of the snow?
It is basically portrayed as being a happy train full of troops that are heading off to war.
What does Gene view as the basis of relationships at Devon?
Gene says the basis of all relationships at Devon is rivalry.