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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. 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.

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

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

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

5. Where do Edith and Stoner go on their honeymoon?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say was only interested in seeking adventure?

2. Where is Edith from in the book?

3. What does the protagonist's first English teacher expose about him in class?

4. Who offers Stoner a job at the university as a professor?

5. What does Stoner believe Edith comes home to do at the end of Chapter VII?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Edith's actions towards William change when she decides she wants a baby?

2. How is William's first meeting with Edith described in the book?

3. How does William learn about the new agriculture program at the University of Missouri?

4. How does Sloane react when William suggests enlisting in WWI?

5. How do William's parents react when he tells them his plans to obtain a PhD in English?

6. How is William's first meeting with Edith's parents described?

7. How is Sloane's funeral described?

8. Why does William's father want him to study agriculture in college?

9. How is William's experience in his first English class described?

10. How is Edith described after she gives birth to Grace?

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