What is Leper like when Gene visits?
Leper is very upset about the whole war thing.
Why did he "escape" the army?
Leper escaped the army because Section 8 was looking for him.
What does he say that sets Gene off? What does Gene do?
Leper starts insulting Gene and accusing Gene of pushing Phineas off the tree.
How did Leper react to his service experiences?
He's scared of the army; he never wants to go back
What does Gene do when he returns to Devon after visiting Leper?
He sees Phineas and a lot of boys having a snowball fight
What does Brinker think is the reason for Gene not enlisting?
Brinker thinks the reason Gene won't enlist is because he pities Phineas
What is the one thing that Finny believes in?
Finny believes in no war
Who does Finny see hiding in the bushes? What does seeing him prove to Finny?
He saw Leper in the bushes and he didn't really believe Gene until he saw Leper in the bushes
Where does Brinker take Gene and Finny at night? What is their purpose?
He takes them to the "first building" so that they can attend the mock trial
How does Finny handle their questions? What does he try to do for Gene?
Finny doesn't like that there asking all the questions, he leaves he doesn't want to believe that Gene did it
Who is the surprise witness for the trial? What does he say?
Leper is the surprise witness for the trial and he says that he doesn't remember
How does Finny react to this testimony? What happens to Finny?
Finny leaves the room; upset
Where is Finny taken? What does Gene do?
Finny is taken to the infirmary and Gene comes and visits him
How does Finny react to seeing Gene? What happens to him?
Finny starts struggling in bed because he's scared Gene is going to break something else of his then Gene leaves and says sorry
Where does Gene spend the night?
He falls asleep under the stadium
Why does Gene return to the infirmary?
He goes back to bring Finny some of his stuff to the infirmary
What does he tell Finny?
That he wouldn't have been good at the war because he would have went over to the other side and made friends
What does Finny say about denying the war? What does Gene say about Finny being a solider?
The reason about Finny denying the war was because he knew he wouldn't be able to be in it.
What is resolved between the boys?
They agree that it was some ignorance that caused Gene to cause him to fall off the tree
What does the doctor tell Gene? How does Gene react? Why?
The doctor tells Gene that Finny is dead and Gene doesn't even cry because some part of him feels that it is also his funeral.
What branch of the service does Gene join? Brinker?
Gene joins the Navy.
What does Gene say his war was?
The school
What was Phineas the only one not to do during his time on earth
He wasn't in war