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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. How does Stoner initially react to Walker's oral examination?
(a) Blown away.
(b) Unimpressed.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Intrigued.

2. How does Stoner feel after being offered a professor job at the university?
(a) Excited.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Sad.
(d) Jovial.

3. How does Walker react to Stoner when he is threatened to be failed in his seminar?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Cries.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Pleads with him.

4. Who first tells Stoner that he will be enlisting in the war while they are in college?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) David Masters.

5. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?
(a) Poor.
(b) Bad.
(c) Superior.
(d) Good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stoner make with his seminar class when he starts it in Chapter IX?

2. How does Edith address Stoner and Grace after her mind begins deteriorating?

3. Who does the author say was only interested in seeking adventure?

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

5. What does Katherine do after she resigns from the university?

(see the answer key)

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