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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days is Edith in labor?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 day.

2. Who begins taking care of Edith when she has her first breakdown during their marriage?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who encourages the protagonist to get his PhD?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Archer Sloane.
(c) David Masters.
(d) Ed Frye.

4. What does news of never penetrate Stoner as it does other students when he is in college?
(a) The war.
(b) Politics.
(c) Parties.
(d) Popularity.

5. What kind of impression does the author note that the protagonist had on the memory of those who knew him?
(a) Minimal.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Exceptional.
(d) Unexceptional.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the protagonist from?

2. How does Edith act around Stoner when others are present?

3. What role does Stoner consistently find himself happiest in?

4. How are the protagonist's grades described when he first starts college?

5. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?

(see the answer key)

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