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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 says novelists find death to be ____________.

2. A novel that does not include an aspect of time is _____________.

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

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

5. In The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, the character is _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, in Forster's opinion, is Sir Walter Scott a popular novelist?

3. According to Forster, what is the purpose of food in fiction?

4. According to Forster, what does a good novel do?

5. Why are flat characters sometimes referred to as humorous characters?

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

7. What two things does Forster say daily life is comprised of?

8. William George Clark was known as a Shakespearean scholar, but he also published two books on other subjects. What other books does Clark publish?

9. How does Forster describe the point of view in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens?

10. Why does Forster illustrate through the novel Moll Flanders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does being a novelist himself make Forster more qualified to present this lecture series or cloud his objectivity? What are specific examples of both?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Forster reluctant to admit that the primary component of a novel is its story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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