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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Katherine Driscoll.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) Archer Sloane.

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

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

4. What does Stoner do with his doctoral thesis when it is finished?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Makes it into a book.
(c) Publishes it in a magazine.
(d) Burns it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Edith travel to after her father's death?

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

3. What does Stoner insist Edith do after they are married that seems to open her up?

4. How many days is Edith in labor?

5. What is the name of the book's author?

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