Plot 1
At Leper's house, Gene knocked Leper over in his chair because
Leper accused him of crippling Finny.
Gene misunderstood Finny's motives for the trip to the beach and for the nightly meetings of the Super Suicide Society. He believed Finny's motive to be
to keep Gene to busy to study.
After Gene and Brinker discussed enlisting in the Army. Gene walked back toward his room and saw the light was on. This foreshadows
his reconciling Finny to acceptance that the war is real.
his return to peaceful, pleasant days with Finny.
Finny's return to Devon to become a champion swimmer.
Gene's immediate enlistment.
his return to peaceful, pleasant days with Finny.
Brinker's motive in holding the mock trial was
because he wanted to clear up the details about the accident.
On the night the boys spent at the beach, Gene found he could not express his feelings of friendship to Finny because
his jealousy of Finny prevented it.
he was too tired to talk about it.
he was ashamed he let Finny talk him into breaking so many rules.
he was too absorbed in studying for his trigonometry test.
his jealousy of Finny prevented it.
In the novel, Leper symbolizes
the perfect boy.
a father figure.
the evil effects of war.
jealousy and enmity.
the evil effects of war
Brinker changed from being a student leader to being a revel because of
general apathy about school activities compared to the excitement of the war.
Why did Gene want to be head of the class?
to be "even" with Finny when they graduated.
He had a genuine love of learning.
He wanted his parents to be proud of him.
because he hated Chet Douglas.
to be "even" with Finny when they graduated.
The fact that Finny doesn't believe Gene when he confesses to causing his accident, or that there is really a war going on demonstrates his inability to
recognize the existence of evil.
communicate.
continue with sports.
maintain a true friendship.
recognize the existence of evil.
Leper decided to enlist because
he was entranced by the ski troop movie.
Mr. Patch-Withers, to whom Finny explained his reasons for wearing the school tie as a belt, represented the following to the boys:
a nice old man who was easily manipulated.
Finny's "separate peace" was
his idealism and innocence, which isolated him from the world's evil.
his ability to excel in athletics, which prepared him for the war.
his refusal to forgive Gene for what he had done to him.
his realistic attitude toward life, which allowed him to face problems squarely.
his idealism and innocence, which isolated him from the world's evil.
Gene gave up his plans to enlist with Brinker because
He realized Finny needed him.
In what point of view is the novel written?
First person
Devon students "separate peace" was that
they rarely discussed the war.
they were safe from fighting in the war until they were 18.
they had connections to get safe military assignments after graduation.
the professors understood their problems.
they were safe from fighting in the war until they were 18.