CSET ENGLISH SUBTEST 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Ab Ovo - Answer-Latin "from the egg" - narrative that starts at beginning of the plot &
moves forward chronologically.
In Medias Res - Answer-Latin "in the middle of things" - starts in middle of the plot
-heighten dramatic tension
-create sense of mystery
-flashback/memories
Stream of Consciousness - Answer-Character's thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and
memories are presented in discombobulated, fragmented form.
-Pops between space and time
-Can be interior monologue
(Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner)
Unreliable Narrator - Answer-Credibility is compromised
-most likely first person narration
Post Colonialism - Answer-Literature from Asia, Africa, Middle East, etc. that is in
response to European colonization & imperialism.
-Addresses problems of decolonization
-Rewriting history
-Nationalism
Victorian Era - Answer-1835~1900 Literature
-Focus on morality and behavior
-Moralistis, straitlaced language
Chinese Republican Era - Answer-1912~1949 Literature
-Vernacular language
-Death of classical language
-Highly political and social
Postcolonial African Literature - Answer-1960~1970 Literature
-African nations gained political independence
-political activists
-political & social problems
-Horrors/Sufferings
, Japanese Classical Era - Answer-794-1185 Literature in Heian Period (Golden Era of
art & lit.)
-Heian fiction
-Dramas & poetry
Naturalism - Answer-Sought to depict everyday life.
-Pessismistic
-Detachment from story (objective)
-Determinism (opposite of free will)
Transcendentalism - Answer-~1820/30s - living close to nature - Spiritual living
-View objects in world as small versions of whole universe
-Trust individual intuitions
-Epistemology
Round Character - Answer-Major character in fiction that is fully developed.
-Goes through change
Static Character - Answer-Flat character that goes through little or no change
Archetypal Character - Answer-Universal symbol - present in all forms
Antagonist - Answer-Character who actively opposes or is hostile towards someone.
-Opposition of protagonist
External Rhyme - Answer-Rhymes on the edges of poem - usually a rhyme scheme
forms
Apostrophe - Answer-When speaker directly addresses someone/thing that is NOT
present in poem.
-Could be addressing abstract concept like love, dead person, place, a thing, etc.
Cultural Knowledge - Answer-Norms, practices, beliefs based on certain culture
-Social, economic, political
Folk tale - Answer-A story originating in popular culture, based on word of mouth.
-Morals/teaches a lesson
-Creation myths (how something came to be)
Hyperbole - Answer-Greek "over-casting" - Exaggerated statements not meant to be
taken literally.
EX: My purse weighs a ton
Fable or legend - Answer-Main characters are usually animals that has ability to speak
& reason
-Moral story
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Ab Ovo - Answer-Latin "from the egg" - narrative that starts at beginning of the plot &
moves forward chronologically.
In Medias Res - Answer-Latin "in the middle of things" - starts in middle of the plot
-heighten dramatic tension
-create sense of mystery
-flashback/memories
Stream of Consciousness - Answer-Character's thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and
memories are presented in discombobulated, fragmented form.
-Pops between space and time
-Can be interior monologue
(Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner)
Unreliable Narrator - Answer-Credibility is compromised
-most likely first person narration
Post Colonialism - Answer-Literature from Asia, Africa, Middle East, etc. that is in
response to European colonization & imperialism.
-Addresses problems of decolonization
-Rewriting history
-Nationalism
Victorian Era - Answer-1835~1900 Literature
-Focus on morality and behavior
-Moralistis, straitlaced language
Chinese Republican Era - Answer-1912~1949 Literature
-Vernacular language
-Death of classical language
-Highly political and social
Postcolonial African Literature - Answer-1960~1970 Literature
-African nations gained political independence
-political activists
-political & social problems
-Horrors/Sufferings
, Japanese Classical Era - Answer-794-1185 Literature in Heian Period (Golden Era of
art & lit.)
-Heian fiction
-Dramas & poetry
Naturalism - Answer-Sought to depict everyday life.
-Pessismistic
-Detachment from story (objective)
-Determinism (opposite of free will)
Transcendentalism - Answer-~1820/30s - living close to nature - Spiritual living
-View objects in world as small versions of whole universe
-Trust individual intuitions
-Epistemology
Round Character - Answer-Major character in fiction that is fully developed.
-Goes through change
Static Character - Answer-Flat character that goes through little or no change
Archetypal Character - Answer-Universal symbol - present in all forms
Antagonist - Answer-Character who actively opposes or is hostile towards someone.
-Opposition of protagonist
External Rhyme - Answer-Rhymes on the edges of poem - usually a rhyme scheme
forms
Apostrophe - Answer-When speaker directly addresses someone/thing that is NOT
present in poem.
-Could be addressing abstract concept like love, dead person, place, a thing, etc.
Cultural Knowledge - Answer-Norms, practices, beliefs based on certain culture
-Social, economic, political
Folk tale - Answer-A story originating in popular culture, based on word of mouth.
-Morals/teaches a lesson
-Creation myths (how something came to be)
Hyperbole - Answer-Greek "over-casting" - Exaggerated statements not meant to be
taken literally.
EX: My purse weighs a ton
Fable or legend - Answer-Main characters are usually animals that has ability to speak
& reason
-Moral story
