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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 the person who questions Stoner about his conduct against Walker agree with after hearing his argument?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) The dean.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Stoner.

2. Where do Stoner and Katherine go for their only trip away together?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) New York.
(c) The Ozarks.
(d) Chicago.

3. What must Stoner serve on in regards to Charles Walker's oral examination?
(a) His advisor.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His dean.
(d) His examining committee.

4. How many seminars are students required to take to finish a doctorate at Stoner's university?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What does Edith begin remodeling Stoner's basement study as after her father's death?
(a) A new kitchen.
(b) A photography studio.
(c) An art studio.
(d) A new living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stoner describe his classes after Lomax takes over the English department?

2. Where does Stoner project himself to when he has his first out-of-body experience?

3. How does Stoner begin looking at the value of his life in Chapter XI?

4. What is Stoner doing when Katherine comes to visit him in Chapter XII?

5. What do Stoner and Katherine begin at the end of Chapter XII?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William find ways to see Katherine after he reviewed her dissertation?

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

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

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

5. How does William begin questioning the value of his life in Chapter XI?

6. Describe William's actions after Katherine drops off her dissertation for him to read.

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

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

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

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

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