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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the main character in The Ambassadors?
(a) Strether.
(b) Sullivan.
(c) Smith.
(d) Stevens.

2. How does Forster say he would answer the question, "What does a novel do?"
(a) Disgustedly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Sadly.
(d) Jubiently.

3. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?
(a) The Gallenhalls.
(b) The Gallentry.
(c) The Glenwoods.
(d) The Glenallans.

4. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.
(a) Plotter.
(b) Contriver.
(c) Writer.
(d) Failure.

5. All writers, regardless of time period or subject matter, write because of what?
(a) Desire.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Greed.
(d) Frustration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?

2. In Forster's opinion, what is the key failing of English fiction?

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. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?

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

(see the answer key)

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