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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. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is a mediocre intellect who is in the English department out of convenience?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) David Masters.

2. How long does Edith stay in bed after having a baby?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) Nearly a year.
(d) 6 months.

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

4. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Gordon Finch.

5. What kind of work does the protagonist spend most of his childhood dedicated to?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?

2. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter VII?

3. Who first tells Stoner that he will be enlisting in the war while they are in college?

4. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?

5. Where does Edith take Grace for a week for the first time alone with her?

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