Chapters 1-3
marble stairs and the tree
Gene jounces the limb, causing Phineas to lose his balance
Who is the only person that Phineas shows weakness to?
Gene
Why did Leper Lepellier desert the military?
To avoid receiving a Section Eight dishonorable discharge
A Separate Peace is told from this character's point of view (POV)
Gene's first-person POV
What is the name of the game that Phineas invents?
Blitzball
What is a physical consequence of Phineas's injury?
He can no longer play sports
Which nature-loving Devon student goes from not caring about the war effort to enlisting in the military?
Leper Lepellier
Which of the following is a problem Leper suffers from as a result of his military experience?
a) Visions of people's heads on different people's bodies
b) Hunger strike
c) Does not keep his uniform clean
d) He will not obey orders
a) Visions of people's heads on different people's bodies
During what event does A Separate Peace occur?
World War II
Phineas associates maturity with this ability of his
Tolerance of rule-breaking
How does Gene think he can become equal to Phineas?
By becoming valedictorian
Which of the following do the students of Devon School NOT do to contribute to the war effort?
a. dig trains out of the snow
b. gather apples from an orchard
c. serve in a home guard
d. give up having maids
c. serve in a home guard
How does Phineas's leg break for a second time?
He falls down the marble stairs
This Devon student does the following:
- vows to enlist in the miltary a day later
- He doesn't live up to his word and falls into a mood of depression and apathy
- Teases Gene and leads the "court" at the Assembly Hall to discuss Gene's role in Finny's injury
- Argues with Leper during his testimony
Brinker Hadley
1. What is the most important thing to Phineas?
2. What is Phineas's number one rule about it?
2. You always win at sports
How does Gene react to Phineas not accepting his confession?
He gets angry
Who does Phineas believe is behind the "creation" of the war?
Old, fat men in positions of power
How does Phineas die?
Bone marrow from his bone goes to his heart
The reflection of past events as they connect to current ones is known as this. It's how the story here is told
Flashback
What is the name of the club that Phineas forms during the Devon Summer Session?
Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session
What trait prevents Phineas from accusing Gene of being the one to cause his injury?
Loyalty
How do the Devon students feel when they see the soldiers, not much older than them, on the train?
The students are jealous of the soldiers because they are going to be part of the war
What part of the military sets up at the school in Chapter 13?
Parachute Riggers’ School
What is the setting (both the place and time) of the novel?
Devon School, in the 1940s AND 1950s