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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 Stoner become fixated on during the war when he is an undergraduate?
(a) History.
(b) The military.
(c) His studies.
(d) Politics.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is impressively intelligent and cynical?

2. Who first tells Stoner that he will be enlisting in the war while they are in college?

3. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?

4. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?

5. Who originally informs the protagonist about a new college program that he decides to partake in?

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