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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. Where is Edith from in the book?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Boston.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New York.

2. What subject does the protagonist teach in college?
(a) Math.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

3. What is the name of the book's author?
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) Dan Brown.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) John Williams.

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

5. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) David Masters.
(c) William Stoner.
(d) Archer Sloane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?

3. Whose house does Stoner initially meet Edith at?

4. What does Stoner become immersed in a passion for as a college student?

5. How are the protagonist's attempts at telling his parents he is getting a PhD described?

(see the answer key)

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