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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the protagonist's attempts at telling his parents he is getting a PhD described?
(a) Detailed.
(b) Serious.
(c) Open.
(d) Futile.

2. How does Edith lie in bed waiting for Stoner for hours in Chapter V?
(a) Heavily clothes.
(b) Naked.
(c) Clenched in a ball.
(d) Sedated.

3. What state is the protagonist from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Alabama.

4. Where did Edith cancel plans for in order to marry Stoner?
(a) China.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

5. How does Edith act around Stoner when others are present?
(a) Cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?

2. What is the name of the college the protagonist attended?

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

4. What is the name of the family the protagonist stays with when he first goes to college?

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

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