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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the young man in the first sentence of The Antiquary?
(a) Laurence.
(b) Edie.
(c) Jonathon.
(d) Lovel.

4. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.
(a) Transcribing.
(b) Translating.
(c) Paraphrasing.
(d) Enlightening.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.

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

5. What is the highest common factor to all novels?

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