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

2. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?
(a) A farm.
(b) In the city.
(c) In a neighborhood.
(d) In a hotel.

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

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

5. Who is killed during combat in the war while Stoner is in college?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Charles Walker.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Archer Sloane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the protagonist from?

2. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?

3. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?

4. What is Edith's last name in the book?

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

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