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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Forster call characters like Miss Grizzle in The Antiquary?
(a) Pointless blobs.
(b) Ragged ends.
(c) Clever ploys.
(d) Annoying bits.

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

3. What novel does Forster refer to as his eternal summer?
(a) The Old Wives' Tale.
(b) The Swiss Family Robinson.
(c) The Antiquary.
(d) War and Peace.

4. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The story.
(b) The plot.
(c) The character.
(d) The theme.

5. Storytelling is the ____________ aspect of the novel.
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Extraneous.
(c) Controversial.
(d) Fundamental.

Short Answer Questions

1. The test of a round character is whether it is capable of _________ the reader.

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

3. Forster says characters are full of the spirit of what?

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

5. Which author has numerous flat characters who can express themselves in a single sentence?

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