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100

When addressing the prose passage response, which parts of the question should be answered?

What is All of Them?

100

What must be clearly defined in the essay?

What is all questions the prompt is asking?

100

If I don’t know any of the books on the list what should I do?

What is re-read the question and use a book not on the list?
100

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

What is Allusion?

100

This play dramatized and partially fictionalized the Salem witch trials of the 1690s.

What is Arthur Miller’s The Crucible?

200

The written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

What is Prose?

200

What in the poem should be discussed, especially their relation to the question being asked?

What are the Elements of the Poem?

200

Will there always be a list of suggested works?

What is No?

200

A figure of speech that fuses two contradictory ideas.

What is Oxymoron?

200

This American novel follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the postwar years, with Billy occasionally traveling through time itself.

What is Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five?

300

Rather than rush into a repetitive and disorganized essay, it is better to do this.

What is Plan and Organize?

300

Devices, techniques, language, tone, and resources are.

What are Key Points to Discuss?

300

When given a list of authors should I use a modern one or an older one?

What is neither (The One you know best)?

300

The use of words that imitate sounds, such as buzz, hiss, rustle, etc.

What is Onomatopoeia?

300

This American novel exposes the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in industrialized cities, specifically those in the meatpacking industry during the early 20th century.

What is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

400

When asked to identify “attitude”, “state of mind” or “tone”,  the best response will effectively explain how many?

What is Multiple?

400

What are 2 things you should do with the poem?

What is Compare and Contrast?

400

If I write a good essay but it doesn’t stay on topic what score will I get?

What is a Low Score?

400

Literary work that deal with the pleasures of a simple rural life or with escape to a simpler place and time

What is a Pastoral?

400

This novel is split into four separate narratives that all focus on the destruction and decomposition of a southern aristocratic family.

What is William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury?

500

The essay question asks you to analyze an author’s argument. As opposed to describing “what”, the essay is looking for a response describing _____.

What is "how"?

500

What do you not want to do when answering the questions?

What is Limit your Answers?

500

What should I do if I don’t know a character's name?

What is refer to them as you remember them?  (Mother of..., father of..., etc.)

500

A natural pause in the middle of a line of poetry.

What is a Caesura?

500

This novel is best known for its unconventional use of narrative structure and experimental use of endnotes. The novel also addresses issues such as addiction, suicide, and physical disabilities.

What is David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest?