The course

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Start here
Section I: 55 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 45% of the score. Section II: three essays in 2 hours, 55%.
Free: A tour of the course and the exam Free: How to read a poem on the exam
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Character and Setting
Skill categories 1 and 2: 19-26% of the multiple-choice section, about 13 of the 55 questions
Free: Character: details, motives and change Setting and what it does 54 questions
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Structure
Skill category 3: 16-20% of the multiple-choice section, about 10 of the 55 questions
Plot, structure, contrast and conflict 37 questions
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Narration
Skill category 4: 21-26% of the multiple-choice section, about 13 of the 55 questions
Narrators, speakers and point of view 36 questions
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Figurative Language
Skill categories 5 and 6: 20-26% of the multiple-choice section, about 13 of the 55 questions
Word choice, imagery and symbol Simile, metaphor, personification and allusion 46 questions
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Literary Argumentation
Skill category 7: 10-13% of the multiple-choice section, about 6 of the 55 questions
Interpretation and evidence 18 questions
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The three essays
Section II: three essays in 2 hours, each scored 0-6, about 40 minutes each
The poetry analysis essay The prose fiction analysis essay The literary argument essay