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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The critic Norman Douglas writes an open letter to which author?
(a) D.H. Lawrence.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) Lawrence Sterne.
(d) Charles Dickens.

2. In the People section, Forster says that novelists are appealing to more than our _________ when it comes to the characters of a novel.
(a) Expectations.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Intelligence.

3. Who is the first hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"
(a) A zookeeper.
(b) A golfer.
(c) A bus driver.
(d) A writer.

4. Forster starts his discussion of round characters with the novel ____________.
(a) Mansfield Park.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) Emma.
(d) War and Peace.

5. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?
(a) Desire.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Forster believe a good novel is "sogged with"?

3. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.

4. What is the name of the main character in Les Fax Monnayeurs?

5. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?

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