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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William George Clark is best known for being what?
(a) Humorist.
(b) Novelist.
(c) Shakespearean Scholar.
(d) Minister.

2. What is the occupation of the husband Moll loves deeply in the novel?
(a) Highwayman.
(b) Pickpocket.
(c) Barkeeper.
(d) Doctor.

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

4. In Forster's opinion, what is the key failing of English fiction?
(a) Provincialism.
(b) Value.
(c) Characters.
(d) Plot.

5. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?
(a) Passion.
(b) Theme.
(c) Marketability.
(d) Story.

Short Answer Questions

1. The critic Norman Douglas writes an open letter to which author?

2. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?

3. In the People section, Forster says that novelists are appealing to more than our _________ when it comes to the characters of a novel.

4. Forster gives his series of lectures on the Aspects of the Novel at Trinity College at _______________.

5. Forster's third set of excerpts in the Introduction are from Virgina Woolf and _______________.

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