EXAM REVIEW
ENGLISH 1D
EXAM STRUCTURE:
You will have 1.5 hours to write your exam.
Part A: Passage Analysis: Maus and To Kill a Mockingbird
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30 marks (40 minutes)
For this section you will be given 2 passages to analyze (ONE from each text you read).
You will be required to think critically, applying your knowledge of the specific text as
well as your understanding of theme, symbolism, character development, conflict, etc.
Part B: Literary Essay Outline: Romeo and Julilet
30 marks (50 minutes)
 You must review proper essay and paragraph structure and be prepared to develop a
thesis with points and proofs as support. You will be required to outline an entire
essay. You will not be required to memorize quotations but you will have to be as
specific as possible in your proofs.
Part A Review: Passage Analysis
To prepare for part A you will need to review the major plot, characters, symbols, and quotations
from TWO of the course texts. You will also be asked to consider the following when analyzing a
passage:
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How does the passage reflect the plot, characters and overall message of the given
text?
How does the passage relate to other texts studied in the course?
How does the passage relate to the theme of ignorance?
How does the passage reflect larger society?
How can you relate the message of the passage to yourself?
Apply these questions to the following passages from To Kill a Mockingbird and Maus:
A. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather
the streets turned to red slop . . . [s]omehow it was hotter then . . . bony mules hitched to
Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff
collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock
naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum. . . .
There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with,
nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague
optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing
to fear but fear itself.”
B. “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it
was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to
enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
C. “ A boy trudged down the sidewalk dragging a fishing pole behind him. A man stood waiting
with his hands on his hips. Summertime, and his children played in the front yard with their
friend, enacting a strange little drama of their own invention. It was fall, and his children
fought on the sidewalk in front of Mrs. Dubose’s. . . . Fall, and his children trotted to and fro
around the corner, the day’s woes and triumphs on their faces. They stopped at an oak tree,
delighted, puzzled, apprehensive. Winter, and his children shivered at the front gate,
silhouetted against a blazing house. Winter, and a man walked into the street, dropped his
glasses, and shot a dog. Summer, and he watched his children’s heart break. Autumn again,
and Boo’s children needed him. Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a
man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch
was enough.”
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Part B Review: Essay Outline – Romeo and Juliet
To review for this essay outline, it is important for you to review all the major elements of the text.
This includes the plot, major characters, conflicts, symbols and important quotations. One way to do
this is to focus on one major theme of the text and then apply these elements of literary analysis.
After completing your notes you should also attempt to come up with some sample essay questions.
Ask yourself, “What essay question could the teacher ask me about this text?” Remember, the
question has to be large enough to apply to the text as a whole; therefore, you should only focus on
MAJOR themes. Use this chart as an example of how to formulate your study notes:
Major/Minor
Prominent
Related Plot/Major
Major Theme
Characters and
Major Symbols
passages/
Events
Relationships
quotations
Love Is A Cause
of Suffering
Hate
Elements of Literary
Analysis
PLOT
MAJOR
CHARACTERS
MINOR
CHARACTERS
CONFLICT
SYMBOLS
THEMES
MAJOR
QUOTATIONS
MAUS: My Father
Bleeds History
Romeo and Juliet
To Kill A Mockingbird/
The Cellist of Sarajevo