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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 Edith too tired for on her and Stoner's wedding night?
(a) Eating.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Sex.
(d) Talking.

2. How does the Great Depression initially impact Columbus?
(a) Slightly sets them back.
(b) It is devastated.
(c) It is unaffected.
(d) Very badly.

3. What war is beginning in Chapter II?
(a) Cold War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Vietnam War.

4. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) His father.
(d) David Masters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who temporarily fills the director of the English department after Sloane's death?

2. What does Edith inform Stoner she wants that surprises him in Chapter V?

3. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?

4. Where does Stoner sleep on his first night with Edith after they're married?

5. Why do Edith and Stoner cut their honeymoon short?

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