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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the city the protagonist's college is in?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Columbia.
(d) St. Paul.

2. How old is the protagonist when he decides to go to college?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

3. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In the city.
(c) A farm.
(d) In a neighborhood.

4. What state is the protagonist from?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Missouri.

5. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?
(a) Accept.
(b) Believe.
(c) Support.
(d) Understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stoner say he has no feelings of in regards to the war?

2. How does Stoner feel after being offered a professor job at the university?

3. Who is killed during combat in the war while Stoner is in college?

4. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?

5. Who originally informs the protagonist about a new college program that he decides to partake in?

(see the answer key)

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