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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 do during his summers in college?
(a) Sells lemonade.
(b) Works on the farm.
(c) Runs a bookstore.
(d) Studies in a library.

2. What is the name of the protagonist's first English teacher?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Gordon Finch.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?

2. What is the name of the book's author?

3. What is the name of the city the protagonist's college is in?

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

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

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