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by John Knowles

The author John Knowles, like his narrator Gene, was from the south (West Virginia, to be exact), and sent off to an uppercrust boarding school in New England for polish before university. However, unlike Gene, Knowles was no academic whiz at boarding school; he came close to flunking out of school…

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What pictures do the boys have on the walls over their cots?
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How does the Devon school seem different now,15 years later,compared to when the narrator attended school there?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 02, 2012 8:23 PM
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What is finny doing when gene returns from vermont?
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Of all prizes, why does Finny choose to sacrifice the lliad?
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Why does Leper accuse Gene of causing Finny's fall?
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Why do the boys invent stories of Leper as a war hero?
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give an example of finny persuading gene to do something he normally wouldn't do?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 29, 2012 4:56 PM
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why doesnt finny consider gene a best pal, when gene considers finny one?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 22, 2012 1:28 PM
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Does it say why there are substitute teachers there during the summer?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 16, 2012 9:23 PM
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why does finny need to believe gene?
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how did finny fell out of a tree because gene..?
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why does gene try to blame finny for saving his life
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Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 05, 2012 10:27 PM
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Why does Gene lie about living by the rules?
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what are the major plot points of this book?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 31, 2011 12:30 PM
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Why doesn’t finny believe Gene’s confession? Call him?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 31, 2011 12:26 PM
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Why does Gene lie about living by the rules?
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Why doesn’t finny believe Gene’s confession? Call him?
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Conflict
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why were the boys not punished for jumping out of the tree
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Over hearing the voices of the doctor, the nurse and the wrestling coach with finny, geen begins to... what?
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What is some examples of the way in which Knowles uses the natural word and express the novel's important themes.
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What kind of piture of american soiety does knowles develop in his portrait of the U.S. in the early days of WWII? How might his writing of the book in the 1950s affect his description of the 1940s?
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What is this seperate peace that Gene feels he has achieved? How has it affected the rest of his life?
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In chapeter 6, explain the two rivers near the school. How were they different? What could they symbolize?
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Chapter 6. What job does Gene take on at school?
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