English Honors AP 3: Study Guide for Summer Reading Exam
on Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

To prepare for this exam, you should read the novel actively, making marginal notes as you read. That way, when you need to review the novel before the exam, you'll have your marginalia as notes. If you read it passively, you will be less likely to remember details.

The exam will have fifteen multiple choice questions (four points each), ten matching character questions (two points each), and two identifications (ten points each).

Multiple choice questions: The multiple choice questions are a mix of reading comprehension questions (whether you read the novel critically enough to remember details) and theoretical questions relating to the novel's themes.

Character questions: The characters named in this matching section are only significant characters in the novel. Create a character list that will help you identify key traits of characters and their significance to the larger themes of the novel. The characters will be match with descriptions, though some quotations might be used.

Identifications: For the IDs, you will be given about eight lines to fill with writing. You should begin by making a theoretical statement that sums up the issue of the prompt (a sort of mini-thesis statement). You should include real detail (not global generalities) to show how the details support or contribute to the theoretical opening. You should not just drop details without critical evaluation. You should not go over the eight line limit by more than two lines. Any more will not be read. You should not write in the margins to extend your space for writing.

Test length: You'll only be given one class period to finish this exam. If you think you'll need more time, be sure to finish the objective portions first so that you can turn in your scantron on the day of the exam. Then arrange with me a time to finish the exam on the same day it is given (e.g. in open lab, during lunch, or after school). It must be completed on the day you start it.