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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reacts in a fit of rage when Stoner says he may enlist in the war?
(a) Archer Sloane.
(b) David Masters.
(c) Hollis Lomax.
(d) Ed Frye.

2. How does Edith tell Stoner she will answer his marriage proposal?
(a) Over the phone.
(b) In person.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) In a letter.

3. What kind of work does the protagonist spend most of his childhood dedicated to?
(a) Writing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Cooking.

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

5. What does the protagonist do during his summers in college?
(a) Sells lemonade.
(b) Runs a bookstore.
(c) Studies in a library.
(d) Works on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Edith cancel plans for in order to marry Stoner?

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

4. What is the name of the ship that sinks and causes America to join the war?

5. What war is beginning in Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does William learn about the new agriculture program at the University of Missouri?

2. How is Hollis Lomax first described in the book?

3. How has Edith changed when she returns home from her father's funeral?

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

5. Why does talk of WWI not penetrate William as it did other students when it begins?

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

7. How is Sloane's funeral described?

8. How is William's study of English described over the three years he studies at the University of Missouri?

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

10. How is William's early life on his family farm described for the first time in the book?

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