Introduction to Literature
Instructions:
- Click on the link: LIT 201 Midterm Exam Summer 2026 to open the exam, and the LIT 201 Midterm Exam Answer Sheet Summer 2026. Click on the Upload Files link to upload the Answer Sheet into Blackboard.
- The Midterm exam includes multiple choice and short answer questions designed to evaluate your knowledge and understanding of literature in this course.
- Submitting work, reports, or any words from documents, outside sources or AI-generated answers are not acceptable.
- You must submit work written by you in your words.
The professor wants you to do the following:
Open the "LIT 201 Midterm Exam Summer 2026" and answer the questions.
Use the "LIT 201 Midterm Exam Answer Sheet Summer 2026" to record your answers.
Questions 1–26 are multiple-choice questions. You should write only the correct letter (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.
Questions 27 and 28 are short-answer questions. You should write a brief paragraph of approximately 3–5 sentences.
Question 27: Choose one of the stories studied (Sweat, The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Cask of Amontillado, A Doll’s House, or Hills Like White Elephants), identify one element of fiction (character, setting, conflict, symbolism, point of view, or irony), and explain how it contributes to the meaning of the story using one specific example.
Question 28: Choose one of the poems (Harlem, To His Coy Mistress, How Do I Love Thee?, or Dover Beach), identify one element of poetry (imagery, symbolism, tone, figurative language, rhyme, or speaker), and explain how it contributes to the poem’s message using one specific example.
Upload the completed answer sheet to Blackboard.
Most importantly, the professor explicitly states that you may not use AI-generated answers, outside documents, or copied information from other sources. All work must be written by you and in your own words.
In addition, based on the feedback she has given you throughout the course, the professor expects the short-answer responses (Questions 27 and 28) to be written in simple, natural, and personal language, using your own interpretation of the readings rather than an overly academic analysis.