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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VIII and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith inform Stoner she wants that surprises him in Chapter V?
(a) A baby.
(b) A job.
(c) A new home.
(d) A divorce.

2. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?
(a) Runs a bookstore.
(b) Sells lemonade.
(c) Studies in a library.
(d) Works on the farm.

3. What does Stoner become immersed in a passion for as a college student?
(a) History.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Partying.
(d) Girls.

4. Who first tells Stoner that he will be enlisting in the war while they are in college?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) David Masters.

5. What is the name of the new assistant professor hired after Sloane's death?
(a) Katherine Driscoll.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Edith Bostwick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edith buy new clothes after her father's death?

2. Who temporarily fills the director of the English department after Sloane's death?

3. How does Edith react when Stoner asks her for sex?

4. What is the name of the protagonist of the book?

5. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?

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