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

2. How are the protagonist's parents' reaction to his desire to get a PhD described?
(a) Excited.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Shocked.

3. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is impressively intelligent and cynical?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Hollis Lomax.

4. What program does the protagonist originally go to college to study?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Business.
(c) History.
(d) English.

5. Where does Stoner sleep on his first night with Edith after they're married?
(a) In the bed with Edith.
(b) The couch.
(c) In the guest room.
(d) On the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the protagonist's first English teacher?

2. How many years does the protagonist study his new subject in college?

3. What war is beginning in Chapter II?

4. How does Edith react when Stoner asks her for sex?

5. How does Edith lie in bed waiting for Stoner for hours in Chapter V?

(see the answer key)

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