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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What program does the protagonist originally go to college to study?

2. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter VII?

3. What does Stoner find a financial burden for him in Chapter VI?

4. What is the name of the new assistant professor hired after Sloane's death?

5. What day of the week does Stoner have a meeting with his two college friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do William and Edith buy their first house?

4. How is William and Edith's first night together as a married couple described?

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

6. How is William's study of English described over the three years he studies at the University of Missouri?

7. How is William described just before his wedding to Edith?

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

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

10. How does William react after being offered a teaching job at the University of Missouri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of introversion that is portrayed in the book. What is the author saying about the nature of being introverted based on his portrayal of William and Sloane in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of confrontation presented in the book. How does William attempt to confront others in the book like Charles Walker and Edith and are these confrontations successful for him? What is telling of William's nature based on his tendency to not confront others despite being unhappy with certain situations?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of marriage in the book. What does William wish to get out of being married despite showing little passion for anything besides his education? Does he feel it's just a duty he must fulfill to fit in or does he truly find love in Edith?

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