Which club name is used to describe the tree-jumping group in the Summer Session?

• A. The Tree Jumpers Collective
• B. The Devon Dare Club
• C. The Jumpers of Devon
• D. The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session

Answer: (D)

The name in question is a playful, ironic label that captures both the daredevil spirit and the edge of danger in their summer ritual. Finny coins the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session to describe the tree-jumping club they form during the Devon Summer Session, signaling that their bravado is more about camaraderie and pushing limits than real danger. The irony—calling a dangerous activity a “suicide society”—shows how carefree, audacious adolescence can feel, while also hinting at the darker undertones and the fragility of life that the novel will increasingly confront. This name also reveals Finny’s charism and the way he creates rituals that bind Gene and him together.