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Gene went to see Finny, and Finny was in a snowball fight.

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Gene joins in to the snowball fight, and he keeps avoiding questions about Leper.

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Gene and the others discuss Leper's leaving of the army.

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Gene, who feels unready to be recruited, took no action going into the war.

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Gene and Finny read a book together so Finny has the ability to graduate.

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Finny, who made up a story claiming the war fake, finally admitted to it being real after seeing Leper.

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Brinker and other boys try to interrogate Gene, and they question him about Finny's first fall.

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Finny and Gene are escorted by Brinker to the assembly room.

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When Brinker can't get a clear answer, they call on Leper to get his side of the story.

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Finny, who just finished recovering from his first fall, tumbles down the stairs.

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Leper Lepellier -  Previous friend of the Gene. Joins the war, but returns after hearing about the possibility of discharge. He testifies against Gene in Brinker's trial to find the truth.

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Phineas "Finny" - Gene's best friend throughout the novel. Breaks his leg when Gene jostles a branch beneath them. During this chapter, Phineas is placed in the trial, and he breaks his leg in the end.

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Brinker - Tries to get everyone recruited. He wants the facts, and holds a private trial with fellow students in search of the truth.

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Gene - The main character of the novel.

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On page 176, Leper says, "The one holding onto the trunk sank for a second, up and down like a piston, and then the other one sank and fell."

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During the trial, Gene was very worried about people catching onto his previous actions, and he had to convince himself Leper wasn't a threat.

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Assembly Hall

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On page 177, Gene describes Finny's fall. He states, "Then these separate sounds collided into the general tumult of his body falling clumsily down the white marble stairs."

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In chapter 11, Gene traveled to the Fields Beyond and the assembly hall.