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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. How does Sloane die in the book?
(a) He is shot.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Kills himself.
(d) In a car wreck.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?

2. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?

3. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?

4. Who sees the University as a kind of asylum to protect people too useless to survive the world?

5. Where do Stoner and his two college friends have their weekly meetings?

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