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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. Who temporarily fills the director of the English department after Sloane's death?

2. What is the name of the protagonist's first English teacher?

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

4. What is the name of the family the protagonist stays with when he first goes to college?

5. What does the protagonist decide to study after changing from his original subject in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Edith and William's relationship described when they return from their honeymoon?

3. How does Sloane react when William suggests enlisting in WWI?

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

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

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

7. How is William's marriage proposal to Edith described?

8. How are William's meetings with Finch and Masters first described in the book?

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

10. How is William and Edith's first time making love described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of love is one rooted deep within the stories of the book's characters. Part 1.) How might this book be considered a love story? Part 2.) Compare and contrast William's relationship with Katherine to his relationship with Edith. What lessons does William learn about love through his relationships with these women? Part 3.) Discuss William's love for knowledge and learning and argue whether or not this is his true love in life, namely examining how he compares his love for others to it.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of the father-daughter relationship in the book, namely through the characters of Edith and her father. What impact did Edith's relationship with her father have on her erratic behavior later in life, especially towards her husband William?

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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