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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stoner say he has no feelings of in regards to the war?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Pride.
(d) Politics.

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

3. What kind of setting did the protagonist grow up in?
(a) In a neighborhood.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In the city.
(d) A farm.

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

5. Why do Edith and Stoner cut their honeymoon short?
(a) Edith became ill.
(b) Edith's aunt died.
(c) William's father died.
(d) To get settled into their apartment.

6. What does Stoner insist Edith do after they are married that seems to open her up?
(a) Build a home.
(b) Entertain guests.
(c) Cook for neighbors.
(d) Have a baby.

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

8. How does Sloane die in the book?
(a) In a car wreck.
(b) He is shot.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Kills himself.

9. Who originally informs the protagonist about a new college program that he decides to partake in?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

11. Who does Stoner find as an outlet for love and affection in Chapter V?
(a) Grace.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Jane.
(d) Katherine.

12. How are the protagonist's parents' reaction to his desire to get a PhD described?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

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

14. What role does Stoner consistently find himself happiest in?
(a) Slacker.
(b) Worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Student.

15. What does Stoner become fixated on during the war when he is an undergraduate?
(a) His studies.
(b) The military.
(c) Politics.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Edith and Stoner go on their honeymoon?

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

3. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?

4. What is Edith's last name in the book?

5. What does Stoner find a financial burden for him in Chapter VI?

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