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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters II and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?
(a) Math.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Biology.

2. What role does Stoner consistently find himself happiest in?
(a) Slacker.
(b) Student.
(c) Worker.
(d) Teacher.

3. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. What kind of work does the protagonist spend most of his childhood dedicated to?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Farming.

5. Who originally informs the protagonist about a new college program that he decides to partake in?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Edith from in the book?

2. What does Stoner say he has no feelings of in regards to the war?

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

4. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?

5. What does Stoner become fixated on during the war when he is an undergraduate?

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