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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hosts the tea later in the afternoon?
(a) Mr. Prud'homme
(b) Finny
(c) Dr. Stanpole
(d) Mr. Patch-Wilder

2. Who is supposedly going to jump from the tree?
(a) Brinker
(b) Leper
(c) Bobby
(d) Chet

3. What is Gene referring to when he describes a steely black steeple?
(a) A building
(b) Finny
(c) The tree
(d) The chapel

4. What is Elwin Lepellier's nickname?
(a) Ellie
(b) Leper
(c) Lep
(d) Lenny

5. Who loses his balance in this jump?
(a) Gene
(b) Finny
(c) No one
(d) Finny and Gene

6. How many other boys are with Gene when they go to the tree?
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) One

7. Where do the boys go when they realize how late they are?
(a) The bar
(b) A local diner
(c) Their dorm room
(d) The beach

8. What does Finny explain serves as a tribute to the school's role in the war effort?
(a) Skipping class
(b) The tea
(c) His tie
(d) A flag

9. What position is Gene volunteering for?
(a) Assistant senior crew manager
(b) Senior crew manager
(c) Assistant crew manager
(d) Crew Manager

10. When does Gene travel to return to Devon?
(a) October
(b) November
(c) September
(d) August

11. What is the game Finny invents?
(a) Blitzball
(b) Blitzkreig
(c) Bounce Ball
(d) Bradball

12. Who is the witness to Finny's breaking of the school record?
(a) No one
(b) Gene
(c) Leper
(d) Brinker

13. What does Gene's boss nickname him?
(a) Idiot
(b) Biggest fool at Devon
(c) Lazy bastard
(d) Maimed son of a bitch

14. Who does Finny say is his best friend?
(a) Chet
(b) Gene
(c) No one
(d) Leper

15. What punishment is issued as a result of Finny and Gene missing dinner?
(a) 2 demerits
(b) Detention for both
(c) Cleanup in the kitchen
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "You never waste your time"?

2. What does Finny talk Gene into doing before they leave the beach?

3. Where is the school located?

4. Where do Finny and Gene sleep during their excursion away from school?

5. Where does Gene go instead of Devon?

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