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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Anothony Trollope.
(c) George Meredith.
(d) Daniel Defoe.

3. Forster says that history is dominated by a sense of what?
(a) Fatality.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Futility.
(d) Fury.

4. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The story.
(b) The character.
(c) The theme.
(d) The plot.

5. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?
(a) Value.
(b) Plot.
(c) Reason.
(d) Tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?

2. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.

3. Forster considers what to be the enemy when studying literature?

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

5. How does Forster say he would answer the question, "What does a novel do?"

(see the answer key)

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