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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Forster compares the story as the _________ of the novel.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Parent.
(c) Tapeworm.
(d) Pet.

2. Plot represents the _______ in literary work.
(a) Backdrop.
(b) Form.
(c) Art.
(d) Reason.

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

4. The story appeals to what is ___________ in people.
(a) Primative.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Modern.
(d) Progressive.

5. The plot of a novel asks what question?
(a) When?
(b) How?
(c) Why?
(d) Where?

Short Answer Questions

1. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?

2. Forster says ___________ never comes off in novels.

3. What is the thing a novelist should never aim for, but fails if this is not achieved?

4. Forster calls Zuleika Dobson the most ___________ achievement of fantasy in his time.

5. In the introductory section, Forster quotes from whom to describe the duties of the critic?

(see the answer key)

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