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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VIII and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first tells Stoner that he will be enlisting in the war while they are in college?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Archer Sloane.

2. What does Stoner's student who audits his seminar present her final presentation on in Chapter IX?
(a) Petrarch.
(b) The Sonnet.
(c) Renaissance Latin literature.
(d) Donatus on Shakespeare.

3. How does Edith's father die in the book?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) A car wreck.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) He is shot.

4. What is the name of the child Edith has?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Jane.
(c) Grace.
(d) Mary.

5. What does Edith do after her and Stoner make love the first time?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Cries.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Laughs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter VII?

3. How many years does the protagonist study his new subject in college?

4. What does Edith do just after her and Stoner are married?

5. How does Walker react to Stoner when he is threatened to be failed in his seminar?

(see the answer key)

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