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

2. Who temporarily fills the director of the English department after Sloane's death?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) William Stoner.

3. What does Edith do just after arriving at her and Stoner's new apartment?
(a) Cleans it compulsively.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Sulks on the couch.

4. What does Stoner find a financial burden for him in Chapter VI?
(a) Grace.
(b) His family.
(c) His car.
(d) His house.

5. What is the name of the new assistant professor hired after Sloane's death?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) David Masters.
(c) Edith Bostwick.
(d) Katherine Driscoll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?

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

4. Who originally informs the protagonist about a new college program that he decides to partake in?

5. What does Stoner believe Edith comes home to do at the end of Chapter VII?

(see the answer key)

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