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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 Stoner come down with in Chapter XIV?
(a) Severe flu.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Mono.
(d) Cancer.

2. What does Stoner make with his seminar class when he starts it in Chapter IX?
(a) A bad impression.
(b) A dominant appearance.
(c) A sloppy appearance.
(d) A connection.

3. How does Edith act around Stoner when others are present?
(a) Warm.
(b) Cold.
(c) Silly.
(d) Aloof.

4. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?
(a) Jane.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Fiona.

5. Who argues that war had a tendency to destroy the civilization of learning?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) Charles Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the protagonist from?

2. What does Edith do just after her and Stoner are married?

3. What does Edith do just after arriving at her and Stoner's new apartment?

4. What is the name of the college the protagonist attended?

5. What does Stoner admire just before dying at home?

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