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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which characters in The Antiquary does Forster say Scott introduced artlessly?
(a) The Glenallans.
(b) The Gallentry.
(c) The Gallenhalls.
(d) The Glenwoods.

2. Through characters, novels give the reader the illusion of _________________.
(a) Perspective.
(b) Perspicacity.
(c) Predictability.
(d) Peace.

3. Forster compares the story as the _________ of the novel.
(a) Pet.
(b) Parent.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Tapeworm.

4. Which author has numerous flat characters who can express themselves in a single sentence?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Proust.
(c) Austen.
(d) Dickens.

5. Characters _______ daily life, not coincide with it.
(a) Paint.
(b) Process.
(c) Parallel.
(d) Propel.

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

7. Which author does Forster say is a genius with characters who are caricatures?
(a) Trollope.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Austen.
(d) Sterne.

8. What does Forster say it is impossible to study about literature?
(a) Plot.
(b) Reason.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Value.

9. Forster says that history is dominated by a sense of what?
(a) Futility.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Fury.
(d) Fatality.

10. Forster considers what to be the enemy when studying literature?
(a) Time.
(b) Value.
(c) Place.
(d) Mood.

11. Forster says he is not analyzing The Antiquary, but rather _____________ it.
(a) Translating.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) Transcribing.
(d) Paraphrasing.

12. What is the highest common factor to all novels?
(a) The theme.
(b) The plot.
(c) The character.
(d) The story.

13. In Forster's opinion, what is the key failing of English fiction?
(a) Characters.
(b) Value.
(c) Provincialism.
(d) Plot.

14. Forster believes daily life is made up of time and ___________.
(a) Labor.
(b) Value.
(c) Love.
(d) Boredom.

15. Forster discusses the motto "_______ develops, Art stands still" in the introductory section.
(a) History.
(b) Artists.
(c) Writers.
(d) Novels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Forster surmises that the character Moll was born out the author's experience in _____________.

3. Where is Moll sent after she is caught stealing?

4. What is the only literary tool to have an effect on tyrants and savages?

5. What is the name of the Jane Austen character that Forster uses to illustrate "life like" aspects of characters?

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