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

2. What can the protagonist's parents not do about his decision to get a PhD?

3. Who does the protagonist not tell about his decision to change his course of study in college?

4. What kind of impression does the author note that the protagonist had on the memory of those who knew him?

5. What war is beginning in Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Sloane's funeral described?

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 Hollis Lomax first described in the book?

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

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

8. How does William tell his parents about continuing to study English in college rather than agriculture?

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

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

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

Examine the theme of emotion that is portrayed in the book. What role does emotion play in William's life, including at home and at work? Does he appear to be an emotional person or does he lack a connection to this part of himself?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's portrayal of farm life in the book. How is the way of life of William's parents on the farm different from what he finds in college and what did farm life prevent William from experiencing out of life that he found elsewhere?

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