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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. Where did Edith cancel plans for in order to marry Stoner?
(a) Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) China.

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

3. How does Stoner feel after being offered a professor job at the university?
(a) Excited.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Sad.

4. What does Edith do just after arriving at her and Stoner's new apartment?
(a) Cooks.
(b) Cleans it compulsively.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Sulks on the couch.

5. Who offers Stoner a job at the university as a professor?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Katherine Driscoll.
(c) Edith Bostwick.
(d) Ed Frye.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days is Edith in labor?

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

3. How are the protagonist's parents' reaction to his desire to get a PhD described?

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

5. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?

(see the answer key)

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