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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Forster call the small gods that he says haunt us today?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Imps.
(c) Sprites.
(d) Pixies.

2. What is the name of the book written by critic Percy Lubbock?
(a) The Craft of Fiction.
(b) Novel Writing.
(c) The Art and Craft of Novel Writing.
(d) Critiques on Fiction.

3. Who does Forster say saved his life by telling good stories?
(a) Austen.
(b) Scheherade.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Stein.

4. Who does Forster say is the real hero of The Old Wives' Tale?
(a) Character.
(b) Plot.
(c) Value.
(d) Time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Forster says that permanency is one of the illusions attached to what?

2. Which author does the critic Percy Lubbock feel does not do a good job with point of view?

3. Forster says that Meredith was the greatest _____ that English fiction ever produced.

4. In which novel does Forster say that the author bounces the reader around characters?

5. What subject do the excerpts of H.G. Wells and Charles Dickens that Forster compares in the Introduction both describe?

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