Chapters 7 and 8 *Reminder: Revisions due Wednesday!

  1. List one of the two odd jobs do the Devon Boys do because there is a labor shortage due to the war? (1 pt.)  2. Describe the Butt Room. What does it look like, why does it look like that, what is it used for? (2 pts.)  3. What is Leper looking for when he is skiing? (1 pt.)  4. What does Finny claim doesn’t exist? (1 pt.) Quiz (5 pts.)

  Brinker Hadley  “the hub of the class” (Knowles 79).  Golden Fleece Debating Society  Dresses like a prep student  Looks athletic  Likeable  Like order  Leper  Lost his own world  “Yeah but that’s it, that’s why it isn’t skiing. Skiing isn’t supposed to be fast. …You get carted up and then you whizz down. You never get to see the trees or anything” (Knowles 87).  Nature Characters

 Foil: someone who contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character Finny’s Leadership  Spontaneous  Mischievous  Vibrant  Summer Brinker’s Leadership  Emotionless  Conservative  Guardian of law and order  Winter

  How has the mood of the novel changed as the seasons have shifted from Summer/Fall to Winter?  “ A Separate Peace is a war novel without tanks, guns, or bullets; it is the shadow of war and the knowledge of its approach that affects the characters.” Do agree or disagree?  Brinker’s feelings towards the war shift from the beginning of the chapter to the end. How? Shifts

  Why would the author describe the Butt Room this way? (p. 80)  How does the war effect the boys at Devon? Does it have a major presence in their lives? (p. 83) Chapter 7

  How does Finny’s return alter the boys’ opinions about enlisting? Why?  Wave (p. 101)  Look at the description of the locker room (p. 105); what could it be compared to?  Why does Finny say “there isn’t any war”?  How have Finny and Gene started to switch roles? Chapter 8