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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. Where do Stoner and his two college friends have their weekly meetings?
(a) The library.
(b) In a park.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A local pub.

2. Where do Edith and Stoner get married?
(a) A park.
(b) The University.
(c) Edith's aunt's home.
(d) A church.

3. What kind of impression does the author note that the protagonist had on the memory of those who knew him?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Unexceptional.
(d) Minimal.

4. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?
(a) The war.
(b) Parties.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Politics.

5. How does Edith's mood change after their wedding on their way to their hotel?
(a) It worsens.
(b) She won't stop crying.
(c) She becomes silent.
(d) It lightens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Edith and Stoner go on their honeymoon?

2. What role does Stoner consistently find himself happiest in?

3. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?

4. What is the name of the family the protagonist stays with when he first goes to college?

5. How does the Great Depression initially impact Columbus?

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