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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI and XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as a cripple in the book?
(a) Charles Walker.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Katherine Driscoll.
(d) Grace Stoner.

2. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Jane.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. How does Stoner feel his presence is to Katherine that makes him stop seeing her in Chapter XII?
(a) Burdensome.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Welcomed.
(d) Annoying.

4. What does Stoner do with his doctoral thesis when it is finished?
(a) Publishes it in a magazine.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Makes it into a book.
(d) Burns it.

5. Where does Stoner project himself to when he has his first out-of-body experience?
(a) The universe.
(b) To a dark place.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) In the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stoner note his efforts to fail Walker ended in Chapter XI?

2. How does Stoner begin looking at the value of his life in Chapter XI?

3. How many seminars are students required to take to finish a doctorate at Stoner's university?

4. Which of the following excuses does Stoner not use to see Katherine after helping her with her schoolwork in Chapter XII?

5. How does Edith lie in bed waiting for Stoner for hours in Chapter V?

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