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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.
(a) Valueless.
(b) Poignant.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Valuable.

2. What does Forster believe a good novel is "sogged with"?
(a) Plot.
(b) Story.
(c) Action.
(d) Humanity.

3. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?
(a) Stein.
(b) Austen.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Scheherade.

4. Plot represents the _______ in literary work.
(a) Reason.
(b) Form.
(c) Art.
(d) Backdrop.

5. Characters _______ daily life, not coincide with it.
(a) Paint.
(b) Parallel.
(c) Propel.
(d) Process.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Forster, what is the final test of a novel?

2. The critic Norman Douglas writes an open letter to which author?

3. What is the novel Ulysses adapted from?

4. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.

5. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.

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