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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?
(a) Action.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Characters.
(d) Timing.

2. Which George Eliot novel does Forster refer to in his discussion of prophecy?
(a) Silas Marner.
(b) The Mill on the Floss.
(c) Adam Bede.
(d) Middlemarch.

3. A Meredithian plot resembles a series of what?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Valleys.
(c) Kiosks.
(d) Questions.

4. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Australia.
(c) Florida.
(d) Virginia.

5. What is the thing a novelist should never aim for, but fails if this is not achieved?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Genius.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does prophecy require from the reader in addition to a suspension of a sense of humor?

2. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?

3. Who is the author of Moby Dick?

4. Works that deal with real people are called what?

5. The secret lives of people in novels are __________.

(see the answer key)

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