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

2. What is the name of the protagonist's first English teacher?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) David Masters.

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

4. Where is Edith from in the book?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Nashville.

5. What does Edith do just after her and Stoner are married?
(a) Disappears.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Locks herself in a bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edith look at her child after she is born?

3. How does Edith act around Stoner when others are present?

4. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?

5. What does Stoner become immersed in a passion for as a college student?

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