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?

Are there any words that you are unsure about?

You can always list unknown words here.

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?

The war effort arrives at Devon School in the form of the Parachute Riggers' school. What is unpacked from the heavy trucks that arrive?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.

How does Brinker's father talk about his war experience?

Gene realizes something about Phineas that made him the way he was. What does Gene realize?

Gene says he is ready for war since he no longer feels any hatred. Why doesn't he feel any hatred?

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

Toward the end of Chapter 13, find the paragraph that begins, "I never talked about Phineas and neither did anyone else." Gene narrates, "Finny had a vitality that could not be quenched so suddenly, even by the marrow of his bone."

What does "vitality" mean in this context?

Select two themes in A Separate Peace.

survival

democracy

friendship

peace time