3. What does the protagonist's first English teacher expose about him in class?
(a) His ignorance.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His insanity.
(d) His awkwardness.

4. What does Edith do after her and Stoner make love the first time?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

5. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) His father.
(d) Ed Frye.

6. What is the name of the college the protagonist attended?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Mississippi.
(c) University of Missouri.
(d) Duke.

7. Who is Stoner surprised to see come to his housewarming party?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Edith Bostwick.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) Hollis Lomax.

8. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

9. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?
(a) Superior.
(b) Bad.
(c) Poor.
(d) Good.

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

11. What kind of work does the protagonist spend most of his childhood dedicated to?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Farming.
(c) Writing.
(d) Singing.

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

13. What does Edith's father give them money for in Chapter VI?
(a) New clothes.
(b) A car.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) A house.

14. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?
(a) Parties.
(b) Politics.
(c) The war.
(d) Popularity.

15. What does Stoner believe Edith comes home to do at the end of Chapter VII?
(a) Leave him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Have more children.
(d) Make war.