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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIII and XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?
(a) Believe.
(b) Understand.
(c) Support.
(d) Accept.

3. What do Stoner and Katherine begin at the end of Chapter XII?
(a) A bitter rivalry.
(b) A working relationship.
(c) A love affair.
(d) A friendship.

4. What does Stoner say when Finch asks him if he wants to be the new director of the English department?
(a) He doesn't want the job.
(b) He accepts.
(c) He asks for time to think.
(d) He laughs.

5. Who begins questioning Walker during his oral examination that dashes Stoner's hopes for him?
(a) Holland.
(b) Stoner.
(c) Frye.
(d) Lomax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walker's committee decide about his fate after his oral examination?

2. What does Stoner's student who audits his seminar present her final presentation on in Chapter IX?

3. What is Edith's last name in the book?

4. How does Stoner feel after being offered a professor job at the university?

5. Who is described as a cripple in the book?

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