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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who questions Stoner about his conduct against Walker in Chapter X?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Archer Sloane.
(d) Gordon Finch.

2. How does Stoner describe his relationship with Edith after beginning an affair with Katherine?
(a) More abusive.
(b) Livilier.
(c) Much worse.
(d) Friendlier.

3. Who arrives late for Stoner's seminar in Chapter IX?
(a) Katherine Driscoll.
(b) Ed Frye.
(c) Charles Walker.
(d) Hollis Lomax.

4. What does Lomax claim was the reason that Stoner was prejudiced against Walker?
(a) Because he was a man.
(b) Because he was white.
(c) Because of his disability.
(d) Because he was dumb.

5. How does Lomax say that Stoner has treated Walker after he refuses to pass him?
(a) Prejudicial and unfair.
(b) Fair.
(c) Logical.
(d) Insane.

6. Where does Stoner begin spending his time after Edith remodels his study?
(a) The beach.
(b) The library.
(c) The university.
(d) A park.

7. How many minutes are professors allowed to question Walker during his oral examination?
(a) 30.
(b) 45.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

8. What does Katherine wish for Stoner to do for her when she visits him in Chapter XII?
(a) Help her with a paper.
(b) Date her.
(c) Hire her as an assistant.
(d) Read her dissertation.

9. What does Stoner refuse to let anyone do during his questioning of Walker in his oral examination?
(a) Interrupt.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Talk.
(d) Laugh.

10. Who puzzles over Lomax's devotion to Walker in Chapter X?
(a) Stoner.
(b) Stoner and Finch.
(c) Katherine and Finch.
(d) Frye and Stoner.

11. Who is described as a cripple in the book?
(a) Hollis Lomax.
(b) Charles Walker.
(c) Grace Stoner.
(d) Katherine Driscoll.

12. How long is Stoner and Katherine's only trip away together?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

13. What kind of company does Edith become involved in after her father's death?
(a) Florist.
(b) Theater.
(c) Law office.
(d) Catering.

14. What is the name of the young woman who audits Stoner's seminar?
(a) Jane.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Fiona.

15. How late is Stoner for his appointment with Katherine to discuss her paper?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather outside described when Stoner has his first out-of-body experience?

2. Which of the following ways does Stoner's personality not change in Chapter XIV?

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

4. What subject does Stoner begin teaching radically and causing complaints from students?

5. What does Stoner's student who audits his seminar present her final presentation on in Chapter IX?

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