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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. What is the name of the main character in Les Fax Monnayeurs?

2. Forster says ___________ never comes off in novels.

3. Forster distinguishes novels with fantasy and novels with prophecy by their what?

4. What is the thing a novelist should never aim for, but fails if this is not achieved?

5. Who is the author of Moby Dick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Forster mean when he describes the novel Thais as being in the shape of an hourglass?

2. How does Forster define plot?

3. What role does the setting play in novels by Henry James?

4. What does Forster mean when he describes a novel with a grand chain pattern?

5. What does Forster mean when he says that the works of Melville, Dostoevsky, and D.H. Lawrence have an "intermittent realism"?

6. What are the two elements that Forster says are necessary for plot?

7. What does Forster describe as being a typical character in a Henry James novel?

8. What does Forster mean when he says that the plot in the novel is its most logical intellectual aspect?

9. Why does Forster say that novelist Thomas Hardy is essentially a poet?

10. How does Forster describe the Dostoevsky character, Dmitri Karamazov?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the development of the novel represent development in mankind? Do you agree with Forster's contention on this point? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the authors that Forster expresses admiration for regarding their attempts at breaking the mold of certain aspects of the novel? Does it matter that he views their attempts as mostly unsuccessful?

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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