The approximate distribution of questions according to content categories is indicated by the following outline. these are literature and english class questions

I. Literary Analysis
40-55%
Questions that call on an ability to interpret given
passages of prose and poetry. Such questions may
involve recognition of conventions and genres,
allusions and references, meaning and tone,
grammatical structures and rhetorical strategies,
and literary techniques.
II. Identifi cation
15-20%
Recognition of date, author, or work by style and/
or content (for literary theory identifi cations see
IV below).
III. Cultural and Historical Contexts
20-25%
Questions on literary, cultural, and intellectual
history, as well as identifi cation of author or
work through a critical statement or biographical
information. Also identifi cation of details of
character, plot, or setting of a work.
IV. History and Theory of Literary Criticism
10-15%
Identifi cation and analysis of the characteristics
and methods of various critical and theoretical
approaches.