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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fictional characters come into the world more like what than human beings?
(a) Animals.
(b) Parcels.
(c) Antics.
(d) Particles.

2. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.
(a) Writers.
(b) Novels.
(c) Artists.
(d) History.

3. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.
(a) Transcribing.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) Paraphrasing.
(d) Translating.

4. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
(a) Edie Ochiltree.
(b) Miss Grizzle.
(c) Lovel.
(d) Jonathon Oldbuck.

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

6. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?
(a) Emma.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) The Antiquary.
(d) War of the Worlds.

7. Forster discusses the death of the character Mrs.Proudie in a novel by whom?
(a) Austen.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Trollope.
(d) Dickens.

8. Forster believes daily life is made up of time and ___________.
(a) Love.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Value.
(d) Labor.

9. What does Forster use as an example of something all humans have that rarely gets mentioned in novels?
(a) Brains.
(b) Glands.
(c) Toes.
(d) Hearts.

10. How many hours of the day does Forster suppose should be devoted to love?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Five.

11. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The story.
(b) The character.
(c) The plot.
(d) The theme.

12. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Australia.
(c) Florida.
(d) Virginia.

13. Characters _______ daily life, not coincide with it.
(a) Process.
(b) Propel.
(c) Paint.
(d) Parallel.

14. In the People section, Forster says that novelists are appealing to more than our _________ when it comes to the characters of a novel.
(a) Expectations.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Intelligence.

15. Forster says that Virginia Woolf is a what?
(a) Fantasist.
(b) Futurist.
(c) Failure.
(d) Fanatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster says novelists find death to be ____________.

2. What novel does Forster refer to as his eternal summer?

3. What is the name of the book that William George Clark wrote about his time in Spain?

4. Whose method with character does Forster believe has been misunderstood?

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

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