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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. Who does Forster say has novels with plots that "triumph too completely?"
2. What does Forster say is one of the lowest of human faculties?
3. Forster distinguishes novels with fantasy and novels with prophecy by their what?
4. Who is the main character in the George Eliot novel that Forster uses to illustrate prophecy?
5. The Magic Flute is a parody of the work of whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Forster mean when he says that the plot in the novel is its most logical intellectual aspect?
2. What two qualities does Forster believe the aspect of prophecy demands from a reader?
3. What does Forster mean when he describes a novel with a grand chain pattern?
4. What does Forster say that the fantasy aspect of a novel requires from the reader?
5. What role does the setting play in novels by Henry James?
6. How does Forster define prophecy in terms of fiction?
7. How does Forster distinguish between fantasy and prophecy as aspects of the novel?
8. What does Forster mean when he describes the novel Thais as being in the shape of an hourglass?
9. Why does Forster refer to George Elliot as a preacher?
10. Why does Forster say that novelist Thomas Hardy is essentially a poet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the six authors Forster quotes to illustrate the futility of studying works of literature in terms of chronology.
Essay Topic 2
How does Forster tie in his main theme that the purpose of novels is to allow the reader a deeper, broader understanding of life with his discussion of the People aspect of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
What does Forster contend is the important difference between real people and people in novels? Why is this an important distinction? Using research on Forster himself, what is the irony of his discussion of the importance of real people keeping their secrets?
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