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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Meredith novel does Forster use to demonstrate a character with a concealed emotion?
(a) The Egoist.
(b) The Bishop's Tale.
(c) Barnaby's Crossing.
(d) Beauchamp's Career.

2. In which novel does Forster say that the author bounces the reader around characters?
(a) Mansfield Park.
(b) Bleak House.
(c) Emma.
(d) War and Peace.

3. Forster gives his series of lectures on the Aspects of the Novel at Trinity College at _______________.
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Oxford University.

4. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?
(a) Jacque.
(b) Alain.
(c) Alaque.
(d) Jean Claude.

5. Whose method with character does Forster believe has been misunderstood?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Austen.
(c) Melville.
(d) Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Considering literature on the basis of time periods is the act of the ________________.

2. Who is the author of Moby Dick?

3. Works that deal with real people are called what?

4. A Meredithian plot resembles a series of what?

5. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?

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