Ruddigore Wrote:I passed Analyzing and Interpreting Literature with a 70. I used the REA book almost exclusively. My only other study was from a book with literary terms that I could have gotten from the REA book (which had not yet arrived from Amazon at the time).

REA's literary review section covers Prose, Poetry, and Drama. Aside from reading this literary review and writing out the literary terms I was less familiar with on some flash cards, I took the three practice exams, which were definitely more difficult than the real thing. I scored 58% on the first two exams and 68% on the third. (I also took a CLEP Official 50-question practice quiz and got an 82%. I highly recommend it as a confidence booster.)

The REA guide for A&I Lit is one of their best (it is certainly written better than the other REA guides I've read).

If you are inclined to like to read, passing should be easy, otherwise, a week of prep (I had 6 days to go through the book) may not be enough. Either way, this is doubtless the best place (next to this forum) to start with A&I Lit.

This was actually a fun test to take. I enjoyed reading the passages and answering the questions more than I had anticipated. I had over fifteen minutes left when I finished.