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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the young man in the first sentence of The Antiquary?
(a) Lovel.
(b) Jonathon.
(c) Laurence.
(d) Edie.

2. Forster distinguishes novels with fantasy and novels with prophecy by their what?
(a) Themes.
(b) Plots.
(c) Characters.
(d) Mythologies.

3. Which character from the novel Evan Harrington is a good example of a memorable flat character?
(a) Becky Sharp.
(b) Jane Elliot.
(c) The Countess.
(d) The Count of Denmark.

4. Forster contends that while The Antiquary has suspense, it lacks what?
(a) Theme.
(b) Story.
(c) Passion.
(d) Marketability.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Boon is a parody of whose writing style?

2. What is the name of the French critic Forster quotes in his discussion of People?

3. Forster contends that Henry James has two kinds of main characters, the observer and the ________.

4. According to Forster, the story is the ___________ of a voice in the novel.

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

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