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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Miss Grizzle.
(b) Edie Ochiltree.
(c) Jonathon Oldbuck.
(d) Lovel.

2. What is the silliest way Forster believes there is to classify novels?
(a) Subject matter.
(b) Time period.
(c) Genre.
(d) Author's names.

3. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.
(a) Novels.
(b) Writers.
(c) Artists.
(d) History.

4. The purpose of food in fiction is mostly a ____________ one.
(a) Sustenance.
(b) Substance.
(c) Social.
(d) Subtley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?

2. What is the occupation of the husband Moll loves deeply in the novel?

3. Forster compares the story as the _________ of the novel.

4. What does Forster use as an example of something all humans have that rarely gets mentioned in novels?

5. What year does Charles Dickens publish Great Expectations?

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