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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the protagonist's first English teacher?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) David Masters.

3. Who does Stoner ride with after Sloane's funeral?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Gordon Finch.
(d) David Masters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Stoner's family servant who helps take care of his farm?

2. How many years does the protagonist study his new subject in college?

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

4. Who begins taking care of Edith when she has her first breakdown during their marriage?

5. How does the Great Depression initially impact Columbus?

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