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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edith's father give them money for in Chapter VI?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A car.
(c) A house.
(d) New clothes.

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

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

4. What is Edith's last name in the book?
(a) Driscoll.
(b) Bostwick.
(c) Finch.
(d) Frye.

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

6. What does Stoner believe Edith comes home to do at the end of Chapter VII?
(a) Leave him.
(b) Make war.
(c) Have more children.
(d) Kill him.

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

8. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?
(a) Studies in a library.
(b) Works on the farm.
(c) Runs a bookstore.
(d) Sells lemonade.

9. How does Edith's mood change after their wedding on their way to their hotel?
(a) It lightens.
(b) She won't stop crying.
(c) It worsens.
(d) She becomes silent.

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

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

12. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?
(a) Accept.
(b) Believe.
(c) Understand.
(d) Support.

13. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) English.

14. What does Stoner find a financial burden for him in Chapter VI?
(a) His family.
(b) His car.
(c) His house.
(d) Grace.

15. What is the name of Stoner's friend who is a mediocre intellect who is in the English department out of convenience?
(a) Charles Walker.
(b) David Masters.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Gordon Finch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reacts in a fit of rage when Stoner says he may enlist in the war?

2. What does Stoner insist Edith do after they are married that seems to open her up?

3. What does Stoner say he has no feelings of in regards to the war?

4. Who is killed during combat in the war while Stoner is in college?

5. What does Stoner become immersed in a passion for as a college student?

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