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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the last ship in Moby Dick that Forster thinks is aptly named?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Wrath.
(c) Delight.
(d) Mercy.

2. Forster refers to characters as ________ created by the novelist.
(a) Children.
(b) Word masses.
(c) Creatures.
(d) Babies.

3. Which Meredith novel does Forster discuss at length?
(a) Barnaby's Crossing.
(b) The Bishop's Tale.
(c) Beauchamp's Career.
(d) The Egoist.

4. What does Forster say is absolutely essential to a plot?
(a) Timing.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Characters.
(d) Action.

5. Works that deal with real people are called what?
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Memoirs.
(c) Mosaics.
(d) Memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster says it is wrong to see the __________ in Moby Dick as a symbol.

2. Which one of the following is NOT an author that Forster considers to use prophecy well?

3. Who does Forster use as an example when he discusses the difference between real people and fictional people?

4. Which author does Forster refer to when talking about the chaos that prophecy can bring to a novel?

5. Forster refers to prophecy as being a(n) _______ in the novelist's voice.

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