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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. Who disobeys the headmaster's order to return to his dorm room?

2. What is Finny doing when Gene finds him?

3. Who enjoys cross country skiing?

4. What is Finny also in disbelief about?

5. Whose memory is considered to be perfect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Finny do during the snowball fight with Gene and the others?

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

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

4. What does the cryptic telegram reveal?

5. What does Gene conclude about Leper's admittance that he escaped?

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

7. What does Finny say about the war?

8. What does Finny decide to do in order to pass the time in the winter?

9. What do Gene and the other boys volunteer to do to support the war effort?

10. What does Gene note when he is making up Finny's bed for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Competition seems to be another large theme in this book, with the boys competing with each other for anything and everything they can.

Part 1: List three specific competitions the boys engage in.

Part 2: What does the competitive nature of Gene and Finny say about their friendship?

Part 3: Why do you think the author made Gene the one that excels in academics while Finny excels in sports?

Essay Topic 2

While Gene is the narrator of the story, it seems most of the action and reaction in the story is related to Finny.

Part 1: Why is Gene the more important character in this novel?

Part 2: Why doesn't Finny make sense as the main character in this book?

Part 3: Is there another character you feel is even more important? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The perception of the war is one that seems to change during the novel as well as fluctuate from the start to the finish of the novel.

Part 1: List the people in the novel who support the war. How do they show this support?

Part 2: List the people in the novel who do not support the war. How do they show their displeasure?

Part 3: What do you think the boys think of the war in general? Is this a 'good' or a 'bad' war? Support your answer.

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