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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XV, XVI, and XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith do just after her and Stoner are married?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Locks herself in a bathroom.
(c) Cries.
(d) Disappears.

2. What does Katherine wish for Stoner to do for her when she visits him in Chapter XII?
(a) Hire her as an assistant.
(b) Help her with a paper.
(c) Read her dissertation.
(d) Date her.

3. What has Stoner become increasingly indifferent towards in Chapter XV?
(a) His domestic life.
(b) Writing.
(c) His work.
(d) Learning.

4. Who is described as a cripple in the book?
(a) Katherine Driscoll.
(b) Charles Walker.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Grace Stoner.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the author note a change in at the beginning of Chapter VIII?

3. How does Lomax respond to Stoner's threats of teaching his classes wrong in Chapter XIV?

4. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?

5. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?

(see the answer key)

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