a separate peace characters

Question 1

narrator of the book; student at Devon during WW2; better known for academic skills

Answer 1

gene

Question 2

remarkable athlete with a disregard for the rules and an innate ability to win people over

Answer 2

phineas (finny)

Question 3

rather strange; makes long-running jokes with rather sinister undertones; seems very independent and determined, and like he’s his own person; class politician

Answer 3

brinker hadley

Question 4

good trumpet player; one of the top students at the school; main rival for valedictorian

Answer 4

chet douglas

Question 5

soft-spoken; nature-loving boy with an old soul and ways that are quite idiosyncratic compared with the other boys; he is an avid skier and naturalist

Answer 5

elwin leper lepellier

Question 6

the substitute house master for the summer; usually rather stern, although finny is able to get the better of him and get out of trouble for skipping various events

Answer 6

mr prudd-homme

Question 7

head of the school’s infirmary

Answer 7

dr stanpole

Question 8

captain of the crew team; generally disliked figure on campus; rather awkward and humorless; no one seems to have special regard for him

Answer 8

cliff quackenbush

Question 9

term-time house master; very stern and straight-laced rule monger who betrates the boys for taking advantage of the summers masters, which he really didn’t; not a pleasant sort of fellow

Answer 9

mr ludsbury

Question 10

brinker’s roommate; rather timid boy who’s scared of brinker and is easily bossed around by him; tries to keep a low profile and is not terribly involved at the school

Answer 10

brownie perkins

Question 11

school wrestling coach; expert in first aid

Answer 11

phil latham

Question 12

substitute headmaster for the summer session

Answer 12

mr patch-withers