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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. Which novel does Forster say has a sense of space?
2. Who is the Antiquary in Scott's novel?
3. Forster considers a novel to be any fictitious prose over __________ words.
4. In what year does E.M. Forster present his lecture series, Aspects of the Novel?
5. Considering literature on the basis of time periods is the act of the ________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What image does Forster ask his audience to think of so as not to consider literature in the "stream of time"?
2. William George Clark was known as a Shakespearean scholar, but he also published two books on other subjects. What other books does Clark publish?
3. How does Forster define the novel in its most basic terms?
4. What does Forster believe is part of the genius of Dickens' characters?
5. According to Forster, what does a good novel do?
6. What are the guidelines William George Clark requests for the lecture series he began at Trinity College?
7. How does Forster describe the point of view in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens?
8. How does Forster say that Scheherazade avoids her fate?
9. According to Forster, what is the purpose of food in fiction?
10. Why, in Forster's opinion, is Sir Walter Scott a popular novelist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Forster concludes his lecture series by tentatively speculating on the future of the novel. How has the novel changed since 1927? How are Forster's seven aspects still relevant to modern literature?
Essay Topic 2
Perhaps the most elusive of Forster's aspects is rhythm. How does Forster define this aspect? Is there a better way to explain it? If it is so hard to attain, why does Forster include it as one of the seven aspects? Does a good novel need to uphold all seven aspects?
Essay Topic 3
How does Forster's point about how varied points of view reflect life parallel his points about characters made in the first People section?
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