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

2. What program does the protagonist originally go to college to study?
(a) History.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Business.
(d) English.

3. What is the name of the family the protagonist stays with when he first goes to college?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Footes.
(c) The Williams.
(d) The Wilsons.

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

5. Who does the author note a change in at the beginning of Chapter VIII?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Edith.
(c) William.
(d) Hollis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Edith stay in bed after having a baby?

2. Where do Edith and Stoner get married?

3. What does Stoner do with his doctoral thesis when it is finished?

4. What does Edith do after her and Stoner make love the first time?

5. Who offers Stoner a job at the university as a professor?

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