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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. How does Walker react to Stoner when he is threatened to be failed in his seminar?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Pleads with him.
(d) Cries.

2. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Jane.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Fiona.

3. Who tells Stoner that he should be the one insulted by Charles Walker's presentation in Chapter IX?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Hollis.
(c) Archer.
(d) David.

4. How is the weather outside described when Stoner has his first out-of-body experience?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Cloudy.

5. What do Stoner and Katherine begin at the end of Chapter XII?
(a) A working relationship.
(b) A love affair.
(c) A friendship.
(d) A bitter rivalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lomax threaten to fire after finding out about Stoner's affair?

2. What does Stoner's student who audits his seminar present her final presentation on in Chapter IX?

3. What kind of seminar does Stoner allow a student to take in Chapter IX?

4. What does Katherine do after she resigns from the university?

5. What does Stoner come down with in Chapter XIV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is William's first meeting with Charles Walker described?

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

3. How is William's first out-of-body experience described in the book?

4. How do William and Katherine begin their love affair with one another?

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

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

7. How is William and Katherine's affair described at the beginning of Chapter XIII?

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

9. How does William react when Finch asks him if he wanted to be the new head of the English department?

10. How does William's relationship with Edith change after he begins having an affair with Katherine?

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