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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) William Stoner.
(d) David Masters.

3. What kind of impression does the author note that the protagonist had on the memory of those who knew him?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Unexceptional.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Minimal.

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

5. What is the name of the protagonist of the book?
(a) William Stoner.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) Gordon Finch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Edith and Stoner get married?

2. What war is beginning in Chapter II?

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

4. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?

5. What does Edith inform Stoner she wants that surprises him in Chapter V?

(see the answer key)

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