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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. What is the name of the protagonist of the book?
(a) William Stoner.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) Hollis Lomax.

2. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?
(a) In a letter.
(b) Over the phone.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) In person.

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

4. Whose house does Stoner initially meet Edith at?
(a) Her aunt's.
(b) Her sister's.
(c) Her parent's.
(d) Her uncle's.

5. Who encourages the protagonist to get his PhD?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) David Masters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Edith and Stoner go on their honeymoon?

3. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?

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

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

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