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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the husband Moll loves deeply in the novel?
(a) Barkeeper.
(b) Highwayman.
(c) Pickpocket.
(d) Doctor.

2. What is the name of the main character in Moby Dick?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Annish.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Isaac.

3. Which Meredith novel does Forster discuss at length?
(a) Beauchamp's Career.
(b) The Egoist.
(c) The Bishop's Tale.
(d) Barnaby's Crossing.

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

5. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) Thomas Hardy.
(d) Andre Gide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one living prophetic novelist that Forster names at the time of his lecture series?

2. When comparing plot and drama, Forster visualizes plot as what?

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

4. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?

5. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?

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