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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. How is Stoner and Katherine's affair described at the beginning of Chapter XIII?
(a) Bumpy.
(b) Joyously.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Nice.

2. Who aided Lomax in engineering university policies to help Walker?
(a) The dean.
(b) Gordon Finch.
(c) The chancellor.
(d) The president of the university.

3. How does Lomax react when Stoner refuses to pass Walker?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Livid.
(c) Slightly upset.
(d) Happy.

4. Who does Lomax threaten to fire after finding out about Stoner's affair?
(a) Stoner.
(b) Both Katherine and Stoner.
(c) Katherine.
(d) No one.

5. Who does the person who questions Stoner about his conduct against Walker agree with after hearing his argument?
(a) The dean.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Stoner.
(d) Charles Walker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Katherine wish for Stoner to do for her when she visits him in Chapter XII?

3. Who attacks Katherine's presentation in Stoner's seminar?

4. Who is described as being only a little annoyed by Katherine and Stoner's relationship?

5. What word does the person helping Walker with his oral examination use when interrupting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is William able to get his preferred class schedule back from Lomax in Chapter XIV?

2. How is the set-up of Charles Walker's oral examinations described?

3. How does William's relationship with Edith change after he begins having an affair with Katherine?

4. How is William and Katherine's week away in the Ozarks described?

5. How does William begin questioning the value of his life in Chapter XI?

6. How does William react when Finch suggests he pass Walker because he could lose his job?

7. How does Charles Walker arrive to his first class with William?

8. How does Finch try and help William not lose his job over his affair with Katherine?

9. How does Lomax aid Charles Walker during his oral examinations?

10. How does William react when Finch asks him if he wanted to be the new head of the English department?

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