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

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

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

4. How long does Edith stay in bed after having a baby?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) Nearly a year.

5. What does Edith inform Stoner she wants that surprises him in Chapter V?
(a) A new home.
(b) A job.
(c) A baby.
(d) A divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Edith act around Stoner when others are present?

2. What does Edith's father give them money for in Chapter VI?

3. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?

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

5. Who tries to ease Stoner's anxiety when he is getting married?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sloane's funeral described?

2. What is the nature of the letter William receives from Edith after he proposes to her?

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

4. How does Edith act just after her and William are married?

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

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

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

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

9. How is Hollis Lomax first described in the book?

10. How is William and Lomax's conversation described at William's housewarming party?

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