Multiple Choice Questions (Short Fiction, Part 2)

Welcome to the AP English Lit Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Short Fiction (Part 2) Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped 😕 on a question. And if solo study is not your thing, join a group in Hours!

Not ready to take a quiz yet? Take a look at the Replays on Short Fiction (Unit 4 and Unit 7).

Facts about the test: The AP English Lit exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 10 minutes to complete 9 questions.

The following questions were not written by CollegeBoard and although they cover information outlined in the AP English Literature and Composition Course and Exam Description the formatting on the exam may be different.

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A. Word choice

B. The arrangement of a sentence, including word choice and punctuation

C. Connection between words

D. When more than once piece of punctuation is present in a sentence

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A. A group collaborative

B. Identifying the beginning, middle, and end

C. When perspective shifts from one character to another

D. How events unfold in an excerpt of writing, including perspective and order

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A. Word choice as it relates to context, typically over a full piece of writing or a complete excerpt

B. Dialect spoken in an area

C. Word choice

D. Categorized as off-putting

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A. Colorful language

B. Symbolism

C. Figurative language used to represent objects, ideas, or a degree

D. Descriptive language

A. Word choice, particularly unique word choice

B. What a word means

C. When a word gives direction

D. The events that inspire a character

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A. Laurie is unfeeling

B. Nora has been denied the opportunity to pay for new lodging

C. Their father has passed away

D. Their relationship is close enough to share a space; maybe sisterly

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A. A specific character trait that leads to the character's downfall

B. A particular moment that makes a character evil

C. A personal shortcoming

D. When a character dies to represent a point

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A. When a character is consumed by a singular goal

B. A story with an antihero

C. An unreliable narrator

D. When any storyteller is removed from the events

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A. Innocence

B. A tragic flaw, specifically related to the protagonist

C. Only negative character traits

D. A sense that something negative is about to occur

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A. A sudden realization

B. Words meant to represent something more harsh

C. A character defined by religious traits

D. Knowledge meant to be kept secret

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A. A large collection, usually of animals

B. The feeling something is too quiet, like an echo

C. Word choice that is deliberately dissonant

D. Any sounds

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A. When two events occur simultaneously

B. Two events causing a divergence

C. Two events that are entirely expected by the audience

D. When an obvious event is undercut by an opposite occurrence

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A. When the audience is aware of a reality, to which the actors are blind.

B. The events that bring about a death

C. The events which occur to derail a plan

D. When the audience suddenly realizes how a plan has unfolded

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A. When one thing exists only because its opposite is true

B. Two related characters

C. Two events connected by a shared outcome

D. An undoing of the hero

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A. A character trait found between two characters

B. One character used to show emphasis of another character's traits

C. A pair of similar props

D. Two events occurring side-by-side one another, usually to show contrast

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