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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith do just after arriving at her and Stoner's new apartment?
(a) Cooks.
(b) Cleans it compulsively.
(c) Sulks on the couch.
(d) Sleeps.

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

3. How old is the protagonist when he decides to go to college?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

4. Who is Stoner surprised to see come to his housewarming party?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Edith Bostwick.

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

6. What does Edith do after her and Stoner make love the first time?
(a) Vomits.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Cries.

7. What is the name of the city the protagonist's college is in?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Charleston.
(d) St. Paul.

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

9. What is the name of the family the protagonist stays with when he first goes to college?
(a) The Footes.
(b) The Williams.
(c) The Smiths.
(d) The Wilsons.

10. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) David Masters.
(c) William Stoner.
(d) Hollis Lomax.

11. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is impressively intelligent and cynical?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) David Masters.

12. How does Edith react when Stoner asks her for sex?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is open to it.
(c) She is repulsed at the suggestion.
(d) She tenses up.

13. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?
(a) The Constantinople.
(b) The Titanic.
(c) The Columbiana.
(d) The Lusitania.

14. Where does Edith take Grace for a week for the first time alone with her?
(a) The beach.
(b) Paris.
(c) Boston.
(d) Her parents' house.

15. Who does the author say was only interested in seeking adventure?
(a) David Masters.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) Charles Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stoner find as an outlet for love and affection in Chapter V?

2. What does Stoner do with his doctoral thesis when it is finished?

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

4. What is the name of the protagonist of the book?

5. Who temporarily fills the director of the English department after Sloane's death?

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