1. . . . dead gray waves hissing mordantly along the beach, which was gray and dead-looking itself.
2. The beach shed its deadness and became a spectral gray-white . . . and finally it was totally white and stainless, as pure as the shores of Eden.
3. You are both even in enmity. You are both coldly driving ahead for yourselves alone.
4. There was a latent freshness in the air, as though spring were returning in the middle of the summer.
5. "If he jumps out of that tree I'm Mahatma Ghandi." . . . He had a way of turning cliches inside out like that.
6. "Yes." I let this drop curtly to bar him from telling me what to do about my work.
7. I went south for a month's vacation in my home town and spent it in an atmosphere of reverie and unreality, as though I had lived that month once already and had not been interested by it the first time either.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
ghostly | arrow_right_alt | latent |
deep-rooted often mutual hatred | arrow_right_alt | curtly |
rudely brief or abruptly | arrow_right_alt | spectral |
bitingly sarcastic or painful | arrow_right_alt | reverie |
present but had not developed or activated | arrow_right_alt | mordantly |
daydreaming | arrow_right_alt | cliches |
trite or overused expressions | arrow_right_alt | enmity |
1. We had been an idiosyncratic, leaderless band in the summer, undirected except by the eccentric notions of Phineas.
2. Then, an infinitesimal veering of the canoe, and the line of his body would break . . . and Phineas would tumble into the water . . . .
3. There is no such position officially, but it sometimes came into existence through necessity, and was the opposite of a sinecure. It was all work and no advantages.
4. He had a tough bantam body, easily detectable under the tight sweat shirt he wore.
5. He bent down to tighten the lacings on a puttee.
6. I bounced zestfully up the dormitory stairs.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
peculiar | arrow_right_alt | puttee |
with spirit and energy | arrow_right_alt | idiosyncratic |
immeasurably small | arrow_right_alt | bantam |
a paid position requiring little work | arrow_right_alt | zestfully |
lower leg covering | arrow_right_alt | infinitesimal |
small but aggressive & spirited | arrow_right_alt | sinecure |
Describe the change in Finny’s outlook on life after his injury.
Why is Gene’s visit to Finny in the hospital significant?
Why didn't Gene tell Phineas the truth at the infirmary?
What is Phineas' reaction when Gene does confess?
"If you broke the rules, then they broke you." What did Gene mean?
Identify and describe Cliff Quackenbush.
How did Gene lose his job of Assistant Crew Manager?
From whom was Gene's long-distance call?
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"?
What does the narrator mean when he reflects that “continuity was the keynote”? How does this idea relate to the theme of tradition versus change in the context of Devon School? Use evidence from the text to explain your reasoning. (USE APE/Evidence)
Based on the passage, which best describes Brinker Hadley's physical appearance?
How does the narrator initially respond to Brinker's accusations about Finny's accident?
What is significant about the setting of the Butt Room in the passage?
What contrast does Leper Lepellier represent in the passage?
How does the narrator's mood shift at the end of the passage?
What task is Gene volunteering for in Chapter 7?
How does Brinker react to Gene’s volunteering?
Why is Gene relieved to see Finny return to Devon?
What causes tension between Gene and Brinker?
Which character challenges the need for the war effort in Chapter 7?
In the passage, how does the narrator describe the differences between the Naguamsett River and the Devon? What does this comparison reveal about the narrator's feelings towards each body of water?