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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster refers to characters as ________ created by the novelist.

2. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?

3. In a work in which the author classifies novels by weather, how many different headings are there?

4. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?

5. Forster surmises that the character Moll was born out the author's experience in _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. As defined by Forster, when is a character in a novel real?

2. What does Forster believe to be the flaws in Sir Walter Scott's writing?

3. What is Forster trying to illustrate through the work of Gertrude Stein?

4. What is one of the reasons that love is "unduly prominent" in novels, according to Forster?

5. What does Forster mean by a "sense of space" in War and Peace?

6. What is the difference between an Austen character and a Dickens character?

7. What does Forster mean when he says that novels give us the "illusion of perspicacity"?

8. What does Forster say is the difference between a novel and a memoir?

9. What does Forster look at in terms of characters in the second section on People?

10. What image does Forster ask his audience to think of so as not to consider literature in the "stream of time"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Forster's point about how varied points of view reflect life parallel his points about characters made in the first People section?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between flat and round characters, as well as the works of literature Forster used to illustrate his points. In his discussion of these types of characters, does Forster make sweeping generalizations that may not apply to all types of characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between the life in time and the life by value? How does Forster illustrate this point through the work of Sir Walter Scott?

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