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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 is the "Separate Peace" that Finny has established?
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where
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Why doesn't anyone accuse Gene of causing the fall?
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Why doesn't anyone accuse Gene of causing the fall?
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what was described as "a turning point" in the life of Leper?
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what are two possible reasons why the Masters seemed to be "modifying their usual attitude"? Ch. 2
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What traits of Finny are revealed in the snowball fight? in chapter 11
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Where did the narrator return to?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 29, 2012 8:08 PM
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What is Gene referring to when he mentions the " final holocaust to the bomb"?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 10, 2012 4:43 PM
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wha happens to the narrator when he returns to school
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Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 10, 2012 11:47 AM
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Gene considers that perhaps Finny has been broken because he broke the rules in chapter 6. Is this a valid consideration?
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Why does Finny say that he has to waste Gene's time "for him" in chapter 5?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 01, 2012 12:09 AM
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what is significant in the rebirth motif at the beach?
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what effect emerges when Finny says Gene is his best friend?
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What is revealed as each boy assumes that the attention they attract is meant for the other one?
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What is the world that Gene remembers in chapter 3?
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ASAIN----- where did u find that last quote?
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What does gene reveal when he says 1942 was his sarcastic time, but that sarcasm is the protest of the weak?
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what time sequence is established?
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what is gene's purpose in returning to Devon?
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why is the tree described as as awesome as an "artillery piece"?
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why does Gene stand on the tree as if on a troopship?
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Why did Gene feel a sense of freedom, when Phineas said, "listen pal, if I can't play sports you're going to play them for me"?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 29, 2012 11:30 AM
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"if you broke the rules, then they broke you." what did Gene mean?
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why do the boys create a new secret society? what is the significant of the name?
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