English Lit Test

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It's been a long time since I took that test, but I would say that any questions that focus on "who wrote what" tend to be pretty basic. In other words, they aren't likely to delve into the nitty gritty obscure works of each author. You might see a question like this:

Shakespeare wrote which of the following?

A. Henry V
B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Great Expectations
E. Poor Richard's Almanac


What you might do is make yourself a list of the major authors and list underneath it half a dozen or so of their most famous works. Look up those works on SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides to read the summary so you're basically familiar with it but don't worry too much about it getting ultra-detailed.

Do study up on Shakespeare, by the way. Read the summaries of many of the major plays.