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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Stoner find as an outlet for love and affection in Chapter V?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Jane.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Grace.

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

5. How does Edith lie in bed waiting for Stoner for hours in Chapter V?
(a) Heavily clothes.
(b) Sedated.
(c) Clenched in a ball.
(d) Naked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages the protagonist to get his PhD?

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

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

4. What does Stoner insist Edith do after they are married that seems to open her up?

5. What is the name of the child Edith has?

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