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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Hollis Lomax remind Stoner of?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) His father.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) David Masters.
2. Who is killed during combat in the war while Stoner is in college?
(a) Ed Frye.
(b) Charles Walker.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) David Masters.
3. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?
(a) In person.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) In a letter.
(d) Over the phone.
4. What does the protagonist's first English teacher expose about him in class?
(a) His ignorance.
(b) His awkwardness.
(c) His insanity.
(d) His intelligence.
5. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?
(a) The Constantinople.
(b) The Columbiana.
(c) The Titanic.
(d) The Lusitania.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who views the University as a center for knowledge and enlightenment?
2. Who does Stoner ride with after Sloane's funeral?
3. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?
4. How does the Great Depression initially impact Columbus?
5. What does Edith do just after arriving at her and Stoner's new apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is William's first meeting with Edith described in the book?
2. How does William react after being offered a teaching job at the University of Missouri?
3. How do Edith's actions towards William change when she decides she wants a baby?
4. How is Edith and William's relationship described when they return from their honeymoon?
5. How do William and Edith buy their first house?
6. Why does William's father want him to study agriculture in college?
7. How is Edith described after she gives birth to Grace?
8. How is William's early life on his family farm described for the first time in the book?
9. How does William tell his parents about continuing to study English in college rather than agriculture?
10. What is the nature of the letter William receives from Edith after he proposes to her?
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