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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.
(a) Poignant.
(b) Valuable.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Valueless.

2. What is the name of the book that William George Clark wrote about his time in Spain?
(a) Gazpacho.
(b) Galapogas.
(c) Gauchos.
(d) Groucho.

3. Which poet does Forster say has made eating somewhat sensuous in his poems?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Milton.
(c) Browning.
(d) Meredith.

4. What does Forster believe a good novel is "sogged with"?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Plot.
(c) Action.
(d) Story.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster refers to characters as ________ created by the novelist.

2. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?

3. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.

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

5. Birth and death are the what of the five facts of human life?

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