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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who chastises Gene for his summer forbidden activities?
(a) Winters
(b) Ludsbury
(c) Prud'homme
(d) Stanpole

3. How many students are in the first chapel service at Devon?
(a) 200
(b) 500
(c) 700
(d) 100

4. What is waiting for Gene in the master's study?
(a) Food
(b) Books
(c) Long distance phone call
(d) Drinks

5. Who calls Gene while he is at school?
(a) Brinker's dad
(b) Leper's mom
(c) Finny
(d) Gene's mom

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Gene volunteering for?

2. Who is the narrator of this story?

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

4. Who loses his balance in this jump?

5. Who is Gene's roommate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who can not believe that the allies bombed Central Europe?

2. What sport does Finny create in order to make up for the appalling sport in #14?

3. What does Finny convince Gene to do that is forbidden by the school?

4. After Gene leaps from the branch into the water, how does Finny respond?

5. What does Gene fear Finny is trying to do when Finny tries to waste Gene's time?

6. Who does Gene describe the tree when he was younger and standing in front of it with other boys?

7. Why did people jump from the tree to the river in previous years?

8. Compare and contrast Brinker and Leper.

9. Who are the four boys that are with Gene as he stands by the tree?

10. Describe the opening scene of Devon when the Fall Session convenes.

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