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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 is the name of Stoner's friend who is a mediocre intellect who is in the English department out of convenience?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Charles Walker.

2. What is Edith's last name in the book?
(a) Finch.
(b) Bostwick.
(c) Frye.
(d) Driscoll.

3. Where does Edith travel to after her father's death?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

4. What does Stoner's student who audits his seminar present her final presentation on in Chapter IX?
(a) The Sonnet.
(b) Renaissance Latin literature.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Donatus on Shakespeare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?

2. How late is Stoner for his appointment with Katherine to discuss her paper?

3. How does Stoner begin looking at the value of his life in Chapter XI?

4. Where does Grace end up going to college?

5. What must Stoner serve on in regards to Charles Walker's oral examination?

(see the answer key)

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