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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author does Forster say his own priggishness prevents him from enjoying?
(a) Conan Doyle.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) George Meredith.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

2. Forster contends that Henry James has two kinds of main characters, the observer and the ________.
(a) Wise widow.
(b) Tragic lover.
(c) First-rate manipulator.
(d) Second-rate outsider.

3. The novel Thais is in the pattern of what?
(a) Hourglass.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Circle.
(d) Chain.

4. Which character from the novel Evan Harrington is a good example of a memorable flat character?
(a) Jane Elliot.
(b) Becky Sharp.
(c) The Count of Denmark.
(d) The Countess.

5. Boon is a parody of whose writing style?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Henry James.
(d) H.G. Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years separate the writing of Henry James and Samuel Richardson?

2. Forster says if rhythm is done badly it hardens into a what?

3. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?

4. Forster believes that happiness and misery exist in the ___________.

5. According to Forster, Moby Dick should be seen as a what?

(see the answer key)

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