How does Forster characterize the primitive audience of stories?

Educated and discerning

Fatigued yet curious

Indifferent and disinterested

Skeptical and analytical

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B. Fatigued yet curious

Forster characterizes the primitive audience as fatigued and curious, kept awake by the suspense of the story.

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