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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. Where does Stoner begin spending his time after Edith remodels his study?
(a) The beach.
(b) The library.
(c) A park.
(d) The university.

2. What does Stoner question Walker about to see his basic knowledge during his oral examination?
(a) History of literature.
(b) Renaissance literature.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) The Canterbury Tales.

3. How does Stoner note his efforts to fail Walker ended in Chapter XI?
(a) They failed.
(b) The were successful.
(c) They were somewhat successful.
(d) They were dismissed.

4. Who does Edith begin using against Stoner after her father's death?
(a) Ed.
(b) Grace.
(c) Katherine.
(d) David.

5. What is Stoner certain of regarding Katherine when he realizes he has feelings for her?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) She isn't interested in him.
(d) She is too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stoner describe his relationship with Edith after beginning an affair with Katherine?

2. Whose schedule is made so that Stoner never sees them in Chapter XI?

3. How does Lomax respond to Stoner's threats of teaching his classes wrong in Chapter XIV?

4. Who tells Stoner that he should be the one insulted by Charles Walker's presentation in Chapter IX?

5. What does Stoner refuse to let anyone do during his questioning of Walker in his oral examination?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edith cause Grace to not be able to spend time with William as a child?

2. How is William able to get his preferred class schedule back from Lomax in Chapter XIV?

3. How does Edith's social life change after her father's death?

4. How does Finch try and help William not lose his job over his affair with Katherine?

5. How does William react to Katherine Driscoll's presentation in his seminar?

6. How does Lomax react after William refuses to pass Charles Walker?

7. What is the nature of William's conversation with Lomax when he tries to mend their relationship over the Charles Walker situation?

8. How is William and Katherine's week away in the Ozarks described?

9. How is the set-up of Charles Walker's oral examinations described?

10. Why does William's relationship with Katherine end?

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