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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) Antics.
(b) Particles.
(c) Parcels.
(d) Animals.

2. To be a true critic of literature, one must do what?
(a) Write.
(b) Read.
(c) Study.
(d) Listen.

3. Characters must not spread themselves out too far, but rather should ____________.
(a) Eat, drink, and be merry.
(b) Think small.
(c) Be consistent.
(d) Exercise mutual restraint.

4. What is the name of the Jane Austen character that Forster uses to illustrate "life like" aspects of characters?
(a) Miss Bates.
(b) Elizabeth Bennet.
(c) Mrs. Bennet.
(d) Mr. Baker.

5. What is the only literary tool to have an effect on tyrants and savages?
(a) Suspense.
(b) Drama.
(c) Theme.
(d) Editing.

6. Who is the first hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A writer.
(c) A golfer.
(d) A zookeeper.

7. In a work in which the author classifies novels by weather, how many different headings are there?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

8. William George Clark is best known for being what?
(a) Humorist.
(b) Minister.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Shakespearean Scholar.

9. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1932.

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

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

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

13. The secret lives of people in novels are __________.
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Visible.
(c) Imperfect.
(d) Invisible.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet does Forster say has made eating somewhat sensuous in his poems?

2. What is the highest common factor to all novels?

3. Who is the second hypothetical person to whom Forster poses the question, "What does a novel do?"

4. As Forster begins the second section on People, he says that he turns from transplantation of characters to what?

5. The story appeals to what is ___________ in people.

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