Chapter 12

What is the main idea of this chapter?

What sort of injury does Finny have from falling on the marble stairs?

How does Gene react to Finny's second injury?

What does Gene take to Finny in the infirmary?

Finny tells Gene he sent off letters, trying to enlist in the war effort, but no one would take him because of his leg. How does Gene respond to this news?

How does Finny die?

How does Gene react to the news of Finny's death?

Find the section halfway through Chapter 12, where Gene talks to Finny through the infirmary window and tells him he's sorry. Gene then walks past the gym and sees "there was something innately strange about it, as though there had always been an inner core to the gym which I had never perceived before, quite different from its generally accepted appearance."

What does "perceived" mean in this context?

Is there anything that you are unsure about in this chapter?