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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.
(a) Surprise.
(b) Accent.
(c) Sound.
(d) Knowledge.

2. Forster says that neither ________ nor anticipation is interested in Father Time.
(a) Loss.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Love.
(d) Memory.

3. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?
(a) Plot.
(b) Reason.
(c) Value.
(d) Tradition.

4. Forster calls Zuleika Dobson the most ___________ achievement of fantasy in his time.
(a) Consistent.
(b) Crowning.
(c) Awesome.
(d) Notorious.

5. What is the name of the book that William George Clark wrote about his time in Spain?
(a) Gauchos.
(b) Groucho.
(c) Gazpacho.
(d) Galapogas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boon is a parody of whose writing style?

2. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.

3. How does Forster say he would answer the question, "What does a novel do?"

4. Whose characters does Forster describe as being as "flat as a photograph"?

5. Who is the author of Zuleika Dobson?

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