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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. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is impressively intelligent and cynical?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Charles Walker.

2. What colleague of William's is described as having a bitter and ironic sense of humor?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) David Masters.

3. Who attacks Katherine's presentation in Stoner's seminar?
(a) Charles Walker.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) William Stoner.

4. Who arrives late for Stoner's seminar in Chapter IX?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Katherine Driscoll.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Charles Walker.

5. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?
(a) Jane.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages the protagonist to get his PhD?

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

3. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?

4. How does Edith buy new clothes after her father's death?

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

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