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English Language, Literature, and Composition: Essays (0042)

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Test Name: English Language, Literature, and Composition: Essays
Test Code: 0042
Time: 2 hours; approximately 30 minutes for each question
Number of Questions: 4 essay questions
Format: (1) One literature question that asks examinees to interpret a work of poetry
(2) One literature question that asks examinees to interpret a work of prose
(3) One issue question that asks examinees to evaluate the argument and rhetorical features of a passage that addresses an issue in the study of English
(4) One issue question that asks examinees to take and defend a position on an issue in the study of English, using references to works of literature
Content Categories Number of Questions Percentage of Examination
I. Interpreting Literature: Poetry 1 25%
II. Interpreting Literature: Prose 1 25%
III. Issues in English: Understanding Literary Issues 1 25%
IV. Issues in English: Literary Issues and Literary Texts 1 25%