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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gene kick over during his argument with Leper?

2. Who is the target of the fight during this chapter, once it's realized he continues to change sides?

3. Who is ridiculed for wanting to finish school before enlisting?

4. Where is Leper standing as Gene leaves?

5. What does the doctor reveal later to Gene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cryptic telegram reveal?

2. What is Leper's explanation for his desertion of the Army?

3. What does Brinker do as a result of Leper's enlistment?

4. Where is the secret Christmas Location that Leper refers to?

5. When the students of Devon are looking at different options for military recruitment, what is guiding their decision?

6. What do the students do when Finny falls down the stairs?

7. What does Gene do when Finny expresses his shock and disappointment in the idea of Finny enlisting?

8. What does Gene realize about Finny as he is being carried away by the others?

9. Why does Leper decide to enlist in the war?

10. What does Finny say about the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is Gene who feels responsible for Finny's fall, and the guilt follows him throughout the book.

Part 1: What happened to case Gene's guilt about Finny's fall?

Part 2: Do you think Gene caused Finny to fall? Why or why not?

Part 3: Even though Finny tells Gene that it wasn't his fault, why can't Gene let go of his guilt?

Essay Topic 2

The trial that seeks to prove Gene's guilt in Finny's accident is a haunting scene that seems to have numerous outcomes, beyond that which occurs in the Assembly Room.

Part 1: Describe what happens during the trial scene between Finny, Gene, and the others present.

Part 2: How does the trial affect Gene?

Part 3: How does the trial affect Finny?

Essay Topic 3

The death of Finny is a scene that shocks the reader, and yet at the same time, it almost seems a blessing for this character.

Part 1: Why was Finny's original accident the worst thing that could have happened to him?

Part 2: How does Finny handle his initial accident as compared to his second accident?

Part 3: Do you think the death of Finny was necessary to tell this story? Why or why not?

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