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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Edith travel to after her father's death?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) St. Louis.

3. How long do Edith and Stoner have to try for a child?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

4. What is the name of the college the protagonist attended?
(a) University of Mississippi.
(b) University of Missouri.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Duke.

5. What kind of impression does the author note that the protagonist had on the memory of those who knew him?
(a) Minimal.
(b) Exceptional.
(c) Unexceptional.
(d) Hateful.

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

7. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?
(a) Popularity.
(b) Parties.
(c) Politics.
(d) The war.

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

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

10. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Stoner's father.
(d) Stoner's mother.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Edith and Stoner get married?

3. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?

4. Who is Stoner surprised to see come to his housewarming party?

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

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