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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?
(a) Character.
(b) Value.
(c) Plot.
(d) Time.

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

3. Who tries to abolish time in a novel according to Forster?
(a) Marcel Proust.
(b) Gertrude Stein.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Sir Walter Scott.

4. What year does Charles Dickens publish Great Expectations?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1901.

5. Forster considers what to be the enemy when studying literature?
(a) Value.
(b) Mood.
(c) Time.
(d) Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?

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

3. Who is the second hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"

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

5. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.

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