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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days is Edith in labor?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 day.

2. How many years does the protagonist study his new subject in college?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What does the protagonist's first English teacher expose about him in class?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His insanity.
(c) His ignorance.
(d) His awkwardness.

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

5. What war is beginning in Chapter II?
(a) World War II.
(b) Cold War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

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

7. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Katherine Driscoll.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) Gordon Finch.

8. What is Edith too tired for on her and Stoner's wedding night?
(a) Sex.
(b) Eating.
(c) Talking.
(d) Bathing.

9. Where did Edith cancel plans for in order to marry Stoner?
(a) Africa.
(b) China.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

10. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

11. What program does the protagonist originally go to college to study?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Business.
(c) History.
(d) English.

12. Who begins taking care of Edith when she has her first breakdown during their marriage?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her father.

13. How much money does Edith bring home from her father in Chapter VI?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $4,000.

14. What does Stoner begin remodeling in his new home?
(a) His basement study.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The backyard.
(d) His bathroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?

2. Who sees the University as a kind of asylum to protect people too useless to survive the world?

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

4. How does Edith's father die in the book?

5. What is the name of the child Edith has?

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