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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 book's author?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) John Williams.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) Dan Brown.

2. What role does Stoner consistently find himself happiest in?
(a) Student.
(b) Worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Slacker.

3. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) Charles Walker.

4. Who reacts in a fit of rage when Stoner says he may enlist in the war?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) David Masters.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the protagonist's first English teacher expose about him in class?

3. What state is the protagonist from?

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

5. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?

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