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NAME: ____________________________A Separate PeaceTestMATCHINGMatch each term/description with the best answer. _____ Gene_____ Phineas_____ Devon_____ A. Hopkins Parker_____ Blitzball_____ Badminton _____ Patch-Withers _____ Lepellier_____ “Ss” Club_____ Enfeebled_____ Inure_____ Inveigle_____ Tacit_____ Idiosyncratic_____ Sultriness the one game Finny despisedpeculiar; eccentric a talented athlete and leadernarrator of the novel humidity; heatrequired one jump from the tree by the river unspokensubstitute Headmaster for the summerloner and social outcastofficial holder of the school swimming record to entice; trick into somethingFinny’s summer inventionthe school the boys attendto become used to something unpleasant weakenedExtra Credit: What is the name of the summer club that Finny and Gene invented? True or FalseCircle T for true; circle F for false.T or F : The main portion of A Separate Peace takes place during 1943. T or F : John Knowles was a teenager when he wrote the novel. T or F : Phineas ends up joining the Navy. T or F : The teenage boys were in sinecure positions while at school. T or F : The “blitzball” chapter was very funereal. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer.One evening instead of going to dinner Gene decided to _____?a. go back to the beachc. go to the tree and jump aloneb. wear Finny’s clothesd. study Gene picks a fight with Quackenbush when he calls him _____?a. maimedc. guilty of fratricideb. a liard. weakWhen Finny phones Gene he concerned that _____?a. Gene might have a new roommatec. he will not be able to come back to schoolb. he will never play sports againd. Gene has a new best friendGene finds pleasure in running when _____?a. he breaks his last year’s time in the milec. the Headmaster compliments himb. he gets his second windd. Finny encourages himThe torch to open the Winter Carnival games is _____?a. a French textbook c. a copy of the Illiadb. a rag dipped in ciderd. Finny’s tie The Winter carnival ends when Gene _____?a. sees that Finny is exhaustedc. runs the decathlon b. gets a telegram from Leperd. breaks the one-mile record Important QuotationsRead the following quotations and tell who the speaker is, what the scene was, and what importance this quote has to the novel. “That seemed very likely, one too likely, although with all my thought about these stairs the exceptional hardness had not occurred to me. It was surprising I had overlooked that, that crucial fact.”“I couldn’t help envying him that a little, which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a little."“I’m not fool, you know… You always did take me for a fool, didn’t you? But I’m no fool any more.”“”I don’t care,” he interrupted in an even voice, so full of richness that it overrode the others. “I don’t care.”” Short AnswerAnswer each question. Make sure to answer all parts. What do you think the most important theme in the novel is and why?Explain the significance of the shift from the summer session to the winter session. Explain the significance of Gene’s sarcasm. Short Essay (5 to 7 sentences): Gene is, of course, the character who struggles most to find his peace. Explain the process through which he moves to find his separate peace. Essay: In at least three paragraphs, answer the following essay prompt. You may use your book. A good essay would include at least two quotations from the text to support your answer. Do you blame Gene for Finny’s death? Why or why not? Support you position with examples from the text. ................
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