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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. How does Edith react when Stoner asks her for sex?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is repulsed at the suggestion.
(c) She is open to it.
(d) She tenses up.

2. What is the name of the city the protagonist's college is in?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) St. Paul.

3. Why do Edith and Stoner cut their honeymoon short?
(a) Edith became ill.
(b) To get settled into their apartment.
(c) Edith's aunt died.
(d) William's father died.

4. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?
(a) The Constantinople.
(b) The Columbiana.
(c) The Lusitania.
(d) The Titanic.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Edith cancel plans for in order to marry Stoner?

2. Who does the author say was only interested in seeking adventure?

3. Who is killed during combat in the war while Stoner is in college?

4. Whose house does Stoner initially meet Edith at?

5. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?

(see the answer key)

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